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The Golden Compass The book I read was The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. This book is about a girl named Lyra Belacqua who later earns the later earns the name Lyra Silvertongue because of her ability to get out of tough situations with her fast talk. (She lives in a different world than us; they are a lot less developed) Lyra was raised in Jordan collage but never really new where she came from or who her parents were. Her best friend was Rodger the servant and her dæmon Pantalaimon. A dæmon is kind of like your little angel that gives you friendly advice, only a dæmon can change into any form they wish until their human is an adult that they stay at there one true form. After a seri