Will is the son of explorer John Parry. When his father disappears Will sets off to discover the truth about him. Iofur Raknison: (Gerard McDermott) The usurper king of the armored bears of Svalbard.

The novels follow the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they adventure ... “I fell in love with Philip's world of His Dark Materials when I first read the books ...