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I do! There are similarities and differences to HP but that just means I can recommend it to people who love HP and those who don't. I think you'd probably really like it - just make sure to read the original three books before the prequel that was released last year. I didn't hate the Golden Compass movie as much as a lot of people did - maybe because I saw it a while after it was released and had been expecting a lot worse! The main problem was that you had a director who wanted to do the books justice, but the money people were fighting him at every turn and, among other issues, the ending ended up seriously nerfed (they filmed the proper ending of the book but were basically forced to cut/change it to make it happier and supposedly more palatable to the market they were going for at the time). I was confused as to how they could simultaneously get a lot right but some things so wrong until I read about the struggles during its development. It was a shame, as there was a lot to like about the film IMO, and the director might not have faced the same challenges these days. Having said all that, I am SO STOKED for the new series. Looks like it's going to be great, so definitely give it a try!

I didn't like the OotP film much as to me it just felt so rushed. But the Dumbles and Voldy fight was really good IIRC. Have you read His Dark Materials tho??