In the Golden Compass do they kill God?

Answer 1

No. Despite the fact that author Philip Pullman has stated that his His Dark Materials trilogy is about the killing of God, such an event does not take place in The Golden Compass(known as Northern Lights in the UK and Australia) , the first novel in that series.

It is also important to note that while the character known as the Authority does die in the final novel, The Amber Spyglass,he is neither a god nor is he directly and intentionally murdered by any characters in the series.

Instead, the Authority is revealed to have been the first angel to come into existence, who gained power by leading subsequent angels and humans to believe that he had created them. During the final battle in the novel, he is imprisoned in a crystal cube by his regent, the angel Metatron, and is found by Will Parry and Lyra Belacqua, who, seeing a crying angel inside the box, seemingly unaware that he is the Authority and not knowing that he is too weak to survive outside of the cube, use the Subtle Knife to free him from the crystal box, leading to his death.

Answer 2

In the book The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, the characters do not physically kill God. Rather, they confront and challenge the oppressive authority figure known as "The Authority" or "Metatron" within the story's world. The theme of the book explores the ideas of free will, choice, and self-discovery.