La Belle Sauvage

In a world on the brink of an oppressive regime, young Malcolm Polstead lives an unassuming life at his parents' Oxford inn, happily navigating the river with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. However, the ordinary quickly dissolves as torrential rains unleash devastating floods, mirroring the escalating peril in Malcolm's life. He soon finds himself entrusted with a sacred duty: protecting an infant named Lyra Belacqua, a child of immense importance pursued by sinister forces, including the powerful Magisterium and its shadowy agents. Malcolm, alongside Lyra, is thrust into a desperate, magical journey across a submerged landscape. This perilous quest tests his courage, forging an unbreakable bond with Lyra, and setting the stage for a grander destiny that will forever intertwine their fates in a struggle for freedom and truth.