Philip Pullman

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Philip Pullman, (born October 19, 1946), English writer, is the bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy of fantasy novels, and a number of other books, purportedly for children, but attracting increasing attention by adult readers.

The last volume of that trilogy, The Amber Spyglass, was awarded the Whitbread Book of the Year prize in January 2002, the first children's book to receive that award.

Like the Harry Potter books, the His Dark Materials books have been criticized by some Christian groups. Perhaps with more reason; Pullman, unlike J K Rowling, has an openly anti-Christian agenda and in the books of the His Dark Materials trilogy "the Church" is consistently on the side of wrong.

• I was a rat, Philip Pullman, Random House Childrens Books, 2000, hardcover, 176 pages, ISBN 0375801766; paperback 2002, 176 pages, ISBN 0440416612
• The Broken Bridge, Philip Pullman, Random House Childrens Books, 1994, paperback, 224 pages, ISBN 0679847154
• Clockwork or All Wound Up, Philip Pullman, illustrated by Leonid Gore, Scholastic, 1999, paperback, 112 pages, ISBN 0590129988
• Count Karlstein, Philip Pullman, Random House Childrens Books, 1998, hardcover, 176 pages, ISBN 0679892559; Knopf, paperback, 2000, 256 pages, ISBN 0375803483
• Detective Stories, Philip Pullman, ilustrated by Nick Hardcastle, Kingfisher Books, 2003, paperback, 224 pages, ISBN 0753456362; paperback, 1998, 244 pages, ISBN 0753451468
• Puss in Boots: The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline Philip Pullman, illustrated by Ian Beck, Knopf, 2001, hardcover, 32 pages, ISBN 0375813543
• The Firework-maker's daughter, Philip Pullman, illustrated by Susan Saelig Gallagher, Scholastic, 1999, paperback, 97 pages, ISBN 0590187198
• "Spring-Heeled Jack: A Story of Bravery and Evil, Philip Pullman, illustrated by David Mostyn, Random House Childrens Books, 2002, hardcover, 112 pages, ISBN 0375816011

• Sally Lockhart Trilogy: modern "penny dreadfuls"
  • The Ruby in the Smoke, Philip Pullman, Random House Childrens Books, 1988, 240 pages, ISBN 0394895894
  • The Shadow in the North, Phillip Pullman, Random House Childrens, 1989, mass market paperback, 368 pages, ISBN 0394825993
  • The Tiger in the Well, Phillip Pullman, Random House Childrens, 1992, mass market paperback, 407 pages, ISBN 0679826718
• 'His Dark Materials' trilogy:
  • The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman, Knopf, 1996, hardcover, 416 pages, ISBN 0679879242; Knopf, 1998, trade paperback, ISBN 0679893105
  • The Golden Compass was published in the UK as "Northern Lights"
  • The Subtle Knife, Philip Pullman, Random House Children's Books, 1999, paperback, 352 pages, ISBN 0375802118
  • The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman, Thorndike Press, 2003, hardcover, 686 pages, ISBN 0786241225; Random House Childrens Books, 2000, hardcover, 544 pages, ISBN 0679879269
• Lyra's Oxford, Philip Pullman, Knopf, October 28, 2003, hardcover, 64 pages, ISBN 0375828192

News story: Pullman criticizes modern fiction: http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,773090,00.html

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Philip Pullman" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman August 17, 2003