PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed writers working today.
He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, which has been
named one of the top 100 books of all time by Newsweek and one of
the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. Pullman was
knighted for his services to literature in the 2019 New Year
Honours.
The Book of Dust, Pullman’s eagerly anticipated return to the world
of His Dark Materials, will also be a book in three parts. It began
with La Belle Sauvage and continues with The Secret
Commonwealth.
Philip Pullman is the author of many other beloved novels. For
younger readers: I Was a Rat!, Count Karlstein, Two Crafty
Criminals!, Spring-Heeled Jack, and The Scarecrow and His Servant.
For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet (The Ruby in the
Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin
Princess), The White Mercedes, and The Broken Bridge. He has
written a magnificent collection, Fairy Tales from the Brothers
Grimm, and his essays and lectures on writing and storytelling have
been gathered in a volume called Dæmon Voices: On Stories and
Storytelling.
Philip Pullman lives in Oxford, England.
Praise for THE GOLDEN COMPASS
"Marvelous." —The New Yorker
“Pullman is quite possibly a genius… Using the lineaments of
fantasy to tell the truth about the universal experience of growing
up.” —Newsweek
Praise for THE SUBTLE KNIFE
“Just as quick-moving and unputdownable as The Golden Compass.
. . . The mysteries deepen and the wonders grow even more
extravagant.” —The Washington Post
“Pullman’s imagination soars . . . A literary rollercoaster ride
you won’t want to miss.”—The Boston Globe
“The story gallops with ferocious momentum . . . Devilishly
inventive.” —The New York Times Book Review
Praise for THE AMBER SPYGLASS
"War, politics, magic, science, individual lives and cosmic
destinies are all here . . . shaped and assembled into a narrative
of tremendous pace by a man with a generous, precise intelligence.
I am completely enchanted." —The New York Times Book Review
"Breathtaking adventure . . . a terrific story, eloquently
told." —The Boston Globe
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