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You cannot change what you are, only what you do.
Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass
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The Golden Compass, is the first book in the acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy. Pullman's imaginative world-building and complex themes have earned the book numerous accolades. Translated into 40 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, The Golden Compass is now considered a modern fantasy classic.
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Disturbing differences from print text
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One of the best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with story. Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself....
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Ein eigenartiger Onkel und Panzereisbären - ein träumerisches Fantasy-Abenteuer. Philip Pullmans Roman "Der goldene Kompass" aus der Serie...
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