mary malone
Lyra Belacqua, upon arriving in Will's world, meets Mary when she tries to find an "experimental theologian" (physicist) in hopes of discovering more about Dust. Mary is amazed by Lyra's knowledge of dark matter, especially after Lyra demonstrates her ability to speak of the unknown by use of the alethiometer.
Mary, inspired by Lyra's abilities, utilizes the supercomputer she and her colleague, Dr. Oliver Payne, designed to study Dust by writing a program that allows her to communicate with Dust using words instead of symbols. The Dust consequently tells Mary to travel from her o…more
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Lyra Belacqua
A young girl who inhabits a universe parallel to our own. Brought up in the cloistered world of Jordan College, Oxford, she finds herself embroiled in a cosmic war between angels and a pseudodeity called The Authority. Source: Wikipedia and Wikipedia.&hel...
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Will Parry
A 12-year-old boy who befriends Lyra Belacqua when he meets her in the world of Cittàgazze and teams up with her in order to uncover the mysteries of Dust. Source: Wikipediamore...
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Mary Malone
Dr. Mary Malone is a physicist from Wills world (which is supposed to be the world in which the reader and author live), who is investigating dark matter, known also as Dust, and is told she must play the part of the Serpent for the second Adam and ...
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Pantalaimon
Pantalaimon is Lyras dæmon. We first meet him in the form of a moth, camouflaging with the dark wooden atmosphere of Jordan College. He takes many forms throughout the trilogy, but is most often seen as an ermine, a wildcat or a mouse. He even takes...
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Lord Asriel
A member of the aristocracy in a universe parallel to our own. Lord Asriel is a military leader and a fellow of Jordan College, Oxford, as well as the guardian of Lyra Belacqua.more...
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Iorek Byrnison
Iorek Byrnison is a male armoured bear (panserbjørn in Norwegian). Like all Panserbjørn, Iorek follows a very strict code of conduct, and will not, in any situation, betray a promise he has made. He possesses incredible strength, and like many of his kind...
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Marisa Coulter
A woman from a universe parallel to our own. Mrs Coulter is a cunning politician who is highly placed and trusted in the Magisteriums hierarchy.more...
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Lee Scoresby
Lee Scoresby is a skilled "aeronaut" balloonist from the country of Texas. In regards to Scoresbys name, Phillip Pullman says: "Lee Scoresby comes from two sources. One is the actor Lee Van Cleef, who looks just like the character. And the other is ...
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Roger Parslow
Roger Parslow, a young kitchen boy and youngest of the Parslow family - who had long been employed as masons for Jordan College - was the best friend of Lyra Belacqua during her early life in Jordan College. Like Lyra, Roger possessed a strong sense of ad...
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Stanislaus Grumman
Colonel John Parry, aka Dr. Stanislaus Grumman, or Jopari, is the father of Will Parry and the husband of Elaine Parry. John Parry was a famous English explorer and a major in the Royal Marines in Wills world. At one point, he went on an archaeologi...
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Serafina Pekkala
Serafina Pekkala is a witch queen from a tribe in Inari, Finland, who first appears in Northern Lights and last appears in The Amber Spyglass. She rules over certain clans in the Lake Enara district. Serafina appears throughout the fantasy trilogy and is ...