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What if you had a device that would let you know what someone was really saying to you? Better yet, what if that device could tell you if someone was lying, what someone was really thinking about or ...

This month marks 30 years since the arrival on U.S. shores of “The Golden Compass,” an award-winning British fantasy classic that’s been published in dozens of countries. The book has spawned two ...

Played by: Dakota Blue Richards Daemon: Pantalaimon (shape-changer) Background: Lyra Belacqua is the main character of The Golden Compass (also known as Northern Lights in the U.K.) as well the entire ...

There is a special place in the canon for the truly sophisticated children's fantasy series — Tolkein, LeGuin, Lewis, L'Engle ... and Pullman. This year, the first book in Philip Pullman's famed His ...