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His dark materials is a fantasy series by philip pullman, consisting of a trilogy of novels and three companion books. The trilogy has also been published as a singlevolume omnibus in the united kingdom and north america, titled his dark materials the series is a comingofage story which follows lyra silvertongue, previously known as lyra belacqua, and later will parry as they travel. The poets intent in oread is to present an image of a. Character profile for iorek byrnison from the golden. Then login to your account before clicking the download link.
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