The search for a missing friend leads Lyra and her demon Panteleimon to the far North, where armored bears reign on the ice expanses, and witches fly in the freezing sky. And where scientists conduct experiments that are even scary to talk about. Lyra is destined not only to overcome the great evil, but also to try to find the source of dark designs. Perhaps for this she will have to be on the other side of the Northern Lights ... The novel “Northern Lights” was included in the list of the hundred best novels of all time, compiled in 2003 by the newspaper The Observer . Excellent adventure story, brightness, richness and novelty of the world described by the author, combination of science, magic and philosophy, unsurpassed skill of the author made this book a bright event in the world of literature!The long-awaited first book of the series translated by Viktor Golyshev and Vladimir Babkov!