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        His Dark Materials


        setting

        Parallel worlds

        time

        Unknown future

        language

        English

        region

        Western Europe

        year published

        2000

        page count

        1088

        difficulty

        Intermediate

        main characters

        Lyra Belacqua, Pantalaimon, Will Parry, Kirjava

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        Lyra and her daemon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen. The three great tables that ran the length of the hall were laid already, the silver and the glass catching what little light there was, and the long benches were pulled out ready for the guests. (Book I, The Golden Compass)

        last lines

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