His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. The novels have won a number of awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass. In 2003, the trilogy was ranked third on the BBC's The Big Read poll. Although His Dark Materials has been marketed as young adult fiction, Pullman wrote with no target audience in mind. The fantasy elements include witches and armoured polar bears; the trilogy also alludes to concepts from physics, philosophy, and theology. It functions in part as a retelling and inversion of John Milton's epic Paradise Lost, with Pullman commending humanity for what Milton saw as its most tragic failing, original sin.
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | High fantasy, Science fantasy |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Published | 1995–2000 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
About His Dark Materials
BBC One and HBO co-production that is based on the fantasy adventure novel series of the same name by Philip Pullman. It centers around two children who embark on magical adventures in parallel universes.
Achievement of His Dark Materials
The Pullman novels originally led to the development of the 2007 feature film The Golden Compass. The series was written by Jack Thorne. It premiered in the UK on BBC One on November 3rd, and premiered on HBO the following day.
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Latest information about His Dark Materials updated on July 28 2021.
