The novel, Northern Lights, known in some countries as The Golden Compass, was published by Scholastic UK in 1995.

Philip Pullman wrote Northern Lights (novel).

The novel "Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman is set in a parallel universe that resembles our world but has some key differences. The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Lyra Belacqua as she travels through this fantastical world.

It is a magical film as it follows the first novel of Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights trilogy.

In "Northern Lights," Lyra meets the gyptians when she joins them on a journey to the Arctic to rescue children who have been taken by the Gobblers. She encounters them while trying to uncover the truth about Dust and her own origins.