Dark Materials. Volume 1. Northern Lights

Imagine a world very similar to ours, but side by side with people, fantastic creatures live, such as witches and armored bears… And a human's soul can take the form of an animal – a daemon. Twelve-year-old orphan Lyra Belacqua... lives in Oxford with her daemon Pantalaimon. Her uncle – the powerful Lord Asriel – arrives at the college to organize an expedition to the North. The goal of his trip is to discover the origin of the mysterious Dust, which can be seen in photographs taken in these places. Soon after her uncle's departure, mysterious Priests kidnap Lyra's friend, a boy-servant. Terrifying legends circulate that they take children to the far North. The girl sets out to find her friend, and in this journey, she uncovers secrets about her own family and the fate that awaits her in the frozen lands… 
 
Reissued in a soft modern cover. 
The series became a cult classic, gained many fans, and has sold over 17 million copies in 40 languages worldwide! 
Two adaptations were released – the feature film “The Golden Compass” and the television series “His Dark Materials”