Lyra is an orphan who resides in a world in which theology, science and magical are entwined. Lyra's hunt for a friend can become a quest to understand a phenomenon called Dust, also finds a sinister plot between kids that are stolen. She's later joined on her travel by Will, a boy who possesses. Since Lyra learns the truth about her parents and her destiny that was prophesied, the two young people are caught up in a war contrary to celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.