Used book – His Dark Materials, Book 3: The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman, Jean Esch

Separated from her companion Will, young Lyra is held captive by her mother, the ambitious and ruthless Mrs. Coulter who, to ensure her docility, has put her in an artificial sleep. Will, accompanied by two angels, Balthamos and Baruch, sets out to find her and finally, at the cost of a terrible sacrifice, manages to free Lyra. Only to immediately set off on a new adventure. For, while Lord Asriel prepares for the ultimate battle that will decide the fate of the worlds, the two teenagers must embark on the most perilous of missions: a journey to a land from which no soul has ever returned, the kingdom of the dead... A dazzling conclusion to a series that is already in the pantheon of fantasy literature, The Amber Spyglass received the prestigious Whitbread Award and World Fantasy Award in 2001.