If the bond between Conor and Briggan—or Rollan and Essix—hooked you in Wild Born, you’ll love how every human in The Golden Compass lives with a daemon, an animal soul made flesh. Lyra’s partnership with Pantalaimon isn’t just cool; it changes strategy, trust, and choices the way the Greencloaks lean on their spirit animals when hunting talismans and opposing the Devourer. The stakes are personal and epic at once, with secrets and rescues that echo the urgency you felt when the kids first united their powers.

Loved how Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan—each with very different strengths and spirit animals—have to become a real team fast? In The Invasion, five kids discover a terrifying secret war and must rely on each other the way the Greencloaks rely on their bonded pairs. Like the early missions against the Devourer’s forces, every choice demands teamwork, quick thinking, and courage, and each member brings a distinct edge that turns them from strangers into a unit.

If the talisman hunt and the Greencloaks’ mission to thwart the Devourer kept you turning pages, Gregor the Overlander will hit the same nerve. Gregor is thrust into a hidden world with prophecies as urgent as any Greencloak decree, and his journey—like the kids’ first coordinated strike with Briggan, Uraza, Jhi, and Essix—demands courage, alliances, and decisive action to protect both his family and a realm on the brink.

If you enjoyed seeing the four newly chosen Greencloaks find their footing—guided by veterans while learning what their bonds can do—Sophie’s arc in Keeper of the Lost Cities delivers that same thrill. Like when Meilin learns to fight alongside Jhi or Abeke wrestles with hard choices for Uraza’s sake, Sophie’s abilities expand under mentorship, friendships deepen, and every step forces her to define who she is and what she’ll stand for.

If Wild Born’s fast hits of action—summoning spirit animals under fire, racing to secure talismans before enemy agents—had you flying through chapters, The Lightning Thief matches that pace beat for beat. Percy’s quest barrels from one mythic showdown to the next, with the same mix of camaraderie and close calls you felt when Conor, Rollan, Abeke, and Meilin first took the field together.