The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) appears in 18 book lists

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The Golden Compass (Northern Lights) appears in 18 book lists on Shepherd.

The best fantasy books that will stretch your imagination and have you reaching for the pen

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The best books that will dazzle you with their science and allegorical magic—and stoke the science/religion debate

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The best fantasy books with a prominent feminist theme

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The best gaslamp fantasy books to read by the dragon-fire

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The best young adult fantasy novels to stoke the fires of your imagination

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The best kids book that you need to read again as an adult

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The best fantasy books that plunge us into alternate worlds of power, magic, betrayal, and love

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The best space opera books that mix myth and history

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The best middle grade adventure stories with talking animals and a dash of magic

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The best books with badass heroines that inspired my main character

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The best YA fantasy novels starring fierce girls who never give up

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The best British YA fantasy with characters I fell in love with

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The best fantasy books to break your heart

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The best books with portals for children and young adults

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The best multiverse books to blow your mind

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The best books about dystopian futures so haunting they will outlast your worst nightmares

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The best books of science fiction and fantasy that create engaging characters

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The most exciting middle-grade adventure novels you’ll ever read

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The best multiverse books to blow your mind
The best books with portals for children and young adults

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