The final book in Philip Pullman`s classic SALLY LOCKHART quartet in a beautiful new edition. Jim Taylor, Sally Lockhart`s oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia is not what you`d expect. She`s the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since she vanished ten years ago. Now her life is in mortal danger, and together they must battle against unknown enemies in a country where no one can be trusted.