The Tattooist / The Golden Compass

Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorising the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering around a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.

A supernatural thriller in which American tattoo artist Jake Sawyer (Jason Behr) is a global wanderer who explores ethnic themes in his designs. He discovers the ancient tradition of Samoan tatau and is taken on a devastating journey into Pacific mysticism.