The Golden CompassPhilip PullmanHis Dark Materials, book 1

Characters in The Golden Compass

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Lyra Belacqua
A quick-witted, fiercely independent girl at Jordan College who sets out on a perilous journey to the frozen North after her friend Iorek is captured.
Also in The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass, Lyra's Oxford