Editing His Dark Materials (section)

===''Northern Lights'' (or ''The Golden Compass'')===
{{Main|Northern Lights (Pullman novel)}}

In [[Jordan College, Oxford]], 11-year-old [[Lyra Belacqua]] and her [[Dæmon (His Dark Materials)|dæmon]] Pantalaimon witness the [[Master (college)|Master]] attempt to poison [[Lord Asriel]], Lyra's rebellious and adventuring uncle. She warns Asriel, then spies on his lecture about [[Dust (His Dark Materials)|Dust]], mysterious [[elementary particle]]s. Lyra's friend Roger is kidnapped by child abductors known as Gobblers. Lyra is adopted by a charming socialite, [[Marisa Coulter|Mrs Coulter]]. The Master secretly entrusts Lyra with an alethiometer, a truth-telling device. Lyra discovers that Mrs Coulter is the leader of the Gobblers, and that it is a project secretly funded by the Church. Lyra flees to the [[Gyptians]], [[canal]]-faring [[Nomadic|nomads]], whose children have also been abducted. They reveal to Lyra that Asriel and Mrs Coulter are actually her parents.

The Gyptians form an expedition to the Arctic with Lyra to rescue the children. Lyra recruits [[Characters of His Dark Materials#Iorek Byrnison|Iorek Byrnison]], an [[Panserbjørne|armoured bear]], and his human [[aeronaut]] friend, [[Characters of His Dark Materials#Lee Scoresby|Lee Scoresby]]. She also learns that Lord Asriel has been exiled, guarded by the bears on [[Svalbard]].

Near Bolvangar, the Gobbler research station, Lyra finds an abandoned child who has been cut from his dæmon; the Gobblers are experimenting on children by severing the bond between human and dæmon, a procedure called intercision.

Lyra is captured and taken to Bolvangar, where she is reunited with Roger. Mrs Coulter tells Lyra that the intercision prevents the onset of troubling adult emotions. Lyra and the children are rescued by Scoresby, Iorek, the Gyptians, and [[Characters of His Dark Materials#Serafina Pekkala|Serafina Pekkala]]'s flying witch clan. Lyra falls out of Scoresby's balloon and is taken by the panserbjørne to the castle of their usurping king, [[Characters of His Dark Materials#Iofur Raknison|Iofur Raknison]]. She tricks Iofur into fighting Iorek, who arrives with the others to rescue Lyra. Iorek kills Iofur and takes his place as the rightful king.

Lyra, Iorek, and Roger travel to Svalbard, where Asriel has continued his Dust research in exile. He tells Lyra that the Church believes Dust is the basis of [[Original sin|sin]], and plans to visit the other universes and destroy its source. He severs Roger from his dæmon, killing him and releasing enough energy to create an opening to a parallel universe. Lyra resolves to stop Asriel and discover the source of Dust for herself.