30. In which series of books by Philip Pullman do some characters undergo a process called intercision, separating them from their daemon and effectively turning them into a zombified, soulless state?
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Answer:
His Dark Materials
In the universe of 'His Dark Materials', humans have supernatural animal companions known as daemons, which act effectively like souls. As such, a person and their daemon can never be too far apart from one another. In the events of the series, some characters are forced into participating in a horrific process called intercision, which in essence separates the participant from their soul. This, as mentioned above, places them in a state not dissimilar to being a zombie. Additionally, some hostile supernatural beings called Spectres can consume a daemon and render the unfortunate victim soulless. The protagonist of the series, Lyra Belacqua, doesn't completely undergo intercision, but is forced to leave her daemon, Pantalaimon, behind when she enters the World of the Dead in 'The Amber Spyglass'.