>Northern Lights -> The Golden Compass According to Pullman that one wasn't really about an attempt at cultural adaptation, the title had been in flux and the

>Northern Lights -> The Golden Compass According to Pullman that one wasn't really about an attempt at cultural adaptation, the title had been in flux and the US publisher had taken an early name for the upcoming series, "The Golden Compasses", and run with it before he settled on Northern Lights.