Comments on: Svalbard In Fiction: Books Inspired By The High Arctic /svalbard-novels/ All Things Norway, In English Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:24:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Nikel /svalbard-novels/#comment-728298 Tue, 12 May 2020 05:16:16 +0000 /?p=8798#comment-728298 In reply to Dave.

That is why the article says “Note: this book is called The Golden Compass in the USA and Northern Lights in the UK.”

]]> By: Dave /svalbard-novels/#comment-728290 Mon, 11 May 2020 22:00:14 +0000 /?p=8798#comment-728290 Golden compass and the northern lights are two separate books. Northern lights is the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy, then it is The Subtle knife, and finally, the Amber Spyglass, which is what it is called in the UK. However, in the US, it may be called Golden compass, much like the film version. The trilogy is by Philip Pullman.

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