Welcome to our second His Dark Materials discussion. In this episode, Crystal leads us into the world of The Golden Compass (also known as Northern Lights) by Philip Pullman. We’re covering the second half of the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy and episodes 5-8 of the HBO/BBC adaptation.

Hosted by Crystal with co-hosts Keri and Lindsey.

Books & Adaptations Mentioned:

• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• His Dark Materials (TV Series) 

Question of the Episode

• If you had access to the alethiometer, would you use it to ask a question for yourself, a question about your future, or find out other people's secrets?

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Chapters:

(00:00 ) Introductions
(01:02 ) Part One Recap
(03:04 ) Episode 5
(15:59 ) Episode 6
(36:09 ) Episode 7
(48:54 ) Episode 8
(53:54 ) Question of the Episode