For a writer, its very attractive to stay in one world for a time.
Even after Sword was published, I was still only thinking about the next book, Elfstones.
I want to kick-start your imagination and let you discover the places it can take you.
Who would you be but who you are?
In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them on cardboard, then cutting them out and creating whole stories around their lives.
The Golden Compass is one of the best fantasy / adventure stories that I have read. This is a book no one should miss.