Author : David Colbert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780425207901
Presents the fantasy world created by author Philip Pullman in His Dark Materials novels, examining the sources and meanings of the philosophy and themes behind the stories, as well as the characters, myths, and plots.
Author : Claire Squires
Publisher : Continuum
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,64 MB
Release : 2006-10-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Squires conducts a tour of the His Dark Materials worlds of Philip Pullman, and also considers the British author's entire oeuvre.
Author : Clive Gifford
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 32,91 MB
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Fantasy fiction
ISBN : 9780545016193
This guide to the fictional world of the movie--starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, set for release by New Line Cinema on December 7--focuses on the richness of the people, creatures, daemons, and inventions that populate its startling landscape. Includes a press-out golden compass and sticker sheet. Consumable.
Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0525562958
From the internationally best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his art--the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling. One of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with story--from his own books to those of Blake, Milton, Dickens, and the Brothers Grimm, among others--and delves into the role of story in education, religion, and science. At once personal and wide-ranging, Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master, and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself.
Author : David Colbert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2006-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101652349
Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy series—His Dark Materials—chronicling the adventures of Lyra Silvertongue, her shapeshifting daemon Pantalaimon, and Will Parry on their multi-dimensional odyssey to save all of reality from the mysterious substance known as Dust, has captivated young and old readers alike. What makes Lyra a “Little Girl Lost”? What made Pullman think of Daemons? How was Pullman’s idea of Dust shaped by his life? Did Pullman write the books as a response to C.S. Lewis’s Narnia? The Magical Worlds of Philip Pullman takes his fans on a journey through the worlds of art, science, and religion that inspired Pullman to craft his saga. From the philosophy of William Blake and John Milton’s classic poem Paradise Lost to quantum physics and the Bible, discover the complex origins and controversial themes that have made Pullman’s trilogy a modern marvel in literature. This book was not authorized, prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by Philip Pullman, New Line Cinema, or any other individual or entity associated with His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass books or movie.
Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 21,1 MB
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1451675046
The author addresses key scientific questions previously explained by rich mythologies, from the evolution of the first humans and the life cycle of stars to the principles of a rainbow and the origins of the universe.
Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 12,58 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375846735
Lyra and Will find themselves at the center of a battle between the forces of the Authority and those gathered by Lyra's father, Lord Asriel.
Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 37,66 MB
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593652207
A stunning new edition of this prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe that tells how aeronaut Lee Scoresby and the armored bear Iorek Byrnison first met. Now with full-color illustrations from Chris Wormell. After winning his hot-air balloon in a poker game, Lee Scoresby and his dæmon, Hester, find themselves floating north. On landing, it’s not long before Scoresby is embroiled in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate, and Lee’s longtime nemesis—a hired killer. Lee’s been in tight spots before, but getting out of this mess will require some sharp shooting and the help of an unlikely new ally—the massive, surly, armored bear Iorek Byrnison. Newly illustrated in full color by renowned print-maker Chris Wormell, this edition is a wonderfully gift-worthy production.
Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 33,60 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1409014096
This book contains a story and several other things. The other things might be connected with the story, or they might not; they might be connected to stories that haven’t appeared yet . . . Two years after the conclusion of The Amber Spyglass, Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon sit high on the roof of Jordan College, gazing down on the streets of Oxford. But their peace is shattered by a flock of enraged starlings, who seem intent on knocking another bird out of the sky – a bird that Lyra and Pan quickly realise is a witch’s daemon. The daemon carries worrying tidings of a terrible sickness spreading in the north, and claims that only Lyra can help him – but is he really friend, or foe? Illustrated throughout with exquisite wood-cut engravings by John Lawrence, this beautifully packaged story also contains an extract of Pullman’s second short story set in the His Dark Materials world, Once Upon a Time in the North, a map and other missives that seem to have slipped from Lyra’s world into our own.
Author : Mary Gribbin
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 29,8 MB
Release : 2008-12-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 030754544X
HIS DARK MATERIALS IS SOON TO BE AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, JAMES McAVOY, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA! Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. What’s the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra’s hair? How do the Gallivespians’ lodestone resonators really work? And, of course, what are the Dark Materials? Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal the real science behind Philip Pullman’s bestselling fantasy trilogy in entertaining and crystal-clear prose. Don't miss Philip Pullman's epic new trilogy set in the world of His Dark Materials! ** THE BOOK OF DUST ** La Belle Sauvage—now in paperback The Secret Commonwealth—coming October 3
