The Golden Compass
The soup was red. Not the bright, arterial red of a fresh wound, but a thick, bruised crimson, like old wine left too long in a cellar. It sat in a ceramic bowl on the steel table of the cafeteria, radiating a heat that felt personal, accusatory. I stared at it. The steam rose in a thin, wavering line, a ghost escaping the vessel. "Margaret," Thomas said. His voice was low, a rumble in the...
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