Philip Pullman

Days after she witnesses a mysterious explosion in 19th-century London, 16-year-old Becky Winter is on her way to a small country In Central Europe, as a companion to Adelaide, a Cockney commoner who'd rather play board games than be a princess. But after an assassination makes Adelaide ruler of Razkavia, she rises to …

Once Upon a Time in the North, a fantasy novella by Philip Pullman functions as a prequel to Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. The premise of the story involves the meeting of Iorek Byrnison and Lee Scoresby — an incident originally expected to appear in The Book of Dust: I've just finished a short book which will …

In London in 1881, twenty-four-year-old Sally finds her young daughter and her possessions assailed by an unknown enemy, while a shadowy figure known as the Tzaddik involves her in his plot to defraud and exploit the hordes of Jewish immigrants pouring into the country.

“A second brilliant bauble, perhaps more foreboding and terrifying than The Ruby in the Smoke.” –Publisher's WeeklyWill the sea give up its dead?The year is 1878, and the spirited Sally Lockhart, once again defying Victorian sensibilities, has gone into business for herself. When one of her clients loses a large sum …

Lyra's Oxford is a short book by Philip Pullman depicting an episode involving the heroine of His Dark Materials, Pullman's best-selling trilogy. Lyra's Oxford is set when Lyra Silvertongue is 15, two years after the end of the trilogy. It was released to quench the thirst of fans of the trilogy while they wait for …

Description (from PBS): Orphan Sally Lockhart (Billie Piper), schooled by her late father in shooting, bookkeeping and Hindustani, puts all her spunk and savvy to use inquiring into her father's mysterious death. A cryptic letter advising her to beware of the "Seven Blessings" starts Lockhart down a harrowing path …

Brødrene Grimms eventyr er en berømt samling av tyske eventyr utgitt av Jacob Grimm og Wilhelm Grimm, kjent som brødrene Grimm. I 1803 hadde brødrene lært romantikerne Clemens Brentano og Ludwig Achim von Arnim å kjenne ved universitetet i Marburg. Disse to vekket brødrenes interesse for eventyr, og de begynte å …

En kikkert av rav er den tredje boken av Philip Pullmans trilogi, Den mørke materien. Originaltittel: The Amber Spyglass Utgitt i Storbritannia: 2000 Utgitt i Norge: 2002 I En kikkert av rav ignorerer Will englene og bestemmer seg i stedet for å redde Lyra, en oppgave han lykkes i ved hjelp av lord Asriels …

Den Skarpeste Kniven er den andre boken av Philip Pullmans bokserie, Den mørke materien. Boka litterære sjanger er innenfor såkalt fantastisk litteratur. Originaltittel: The Subtle Knife Utgitt i Storbritannia: 1997 Utgitt i Norge: 1999 Tittel på første norske utgivelse: Den skarpe eggen

Det gylne kompasset er ei barnebok fra 1995 av den britiske forfatteren Philip Pullman, det er den første boka i trilogien Den mørke materien. Boka ble tildelt Carnegie Medal in Literature da den utkom. Den skildrer en kamp mot det totalitære Magisteriet, og foregår i et parallelt univers, dels i Oxford og dels på …