Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted underworld-Citt?gazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will discover an object of devastating power. And with every step, they move closer to...

Lyra and Pantalaimon (now a pine-marten) are back at Oxford. But, their peace is shattered by Ragi, the daemon of the witch Yelena, who is searching for a healing elixir to cure his witch.

Lyra and Pan journey to the far North once more, seeking advice from the Consul of Witches. A short story that takes place after the events of "The amber spyglass." This companion to His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust offers a tantalizing new glimpse of Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon. The world-changing events of The Amber Spyglass are behind them, and Lyra and Pan find themselves utterly changed as well. In Serpentine, they journey to the...