As the Magisterium closes in on Mrs. Coulter, Will tries to help Lyra to safety; Asriel's base is rocked by unexpected visitors.
Lyra and Will seek help to fix Will's knife; Mrs. Coulter causes chaos at Asriel's republic.
Lyra and Will travel to a dangerous place from which no one has ever returned.
Will and Lyra journey into the Land of the Dead in search of Roger; Mrs. Coulter risks everything to save Lyra.
Lyra and Will try to escape from the land of the dead; meanwhile, Asriel and Mrs. Coulter make a startling discovery.
As war rages, Will and Lyra search for their demons amidst the battlefield.
Lyra and Will reunite with Mary and hear a story that changes everything; there is one last sacrifice to make.
Lyra crosses into Will's world, and they set off to find answers about Dust; Will is shocked to discover he has grandparents, but quickly realizes that he can't trust them.
Lyra goes against her instincts and decides to ignore the alethiometer's advice, leading to dangerous consequences.
Will and Lyra team up and concoct a plan, but they remain unaware of the dangers or the cost involved.
Will and Lyra set out on a dangerous adventure to retrieve what has been lost; Mary takes a leap of faith.
Lyra and Will find allies who can help them in their search for Will's father; the Magisterium learn something shocking, and Mrs Coulter meets a formidable foe.
As all paths converge on Città gazze, the mission to find Will's father becomes more pressing. Having survived the balloon crash, Jopari and Lee try to locate the knife bearer, but the Magisterium are in close pursuit.
Orphan Lyra Belacqua's world is upended by her long-absent uncle's return from the North, while the glamorous Mrs. Coulter visits Jordan College with a proposition.
Lyra arrives to her new life in London, determined to find Roger with Mrs. Coulter's help; the Gyptians continue their search for the missing children and the elusive Gobblers.
Following her kidnapping, Lyra falls in with a new group but struggles to know who to trust.
Arriving North, Lyra seeks allies in the witches, an aeronaut and an armored bear.
The alethiometer sends Lyra and Iorek on a new path, leading to a shocking but vital clue.
Lyra finds what she is looking for in the far North, but needs to survive.
As the Magisterium closes in, Lyra learns more about Asriel's rebellion, but her assistance to him comes at great personal cost.