Philip Pullman
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". In a 2004 BBC poll, he was named the eleventh most influential person in British culture. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to literature.Northern Lights, the first volume in His Dark Materials, won the 1995 Carnegie Medal of the Library Association as the year's outstanding English-language children's book. For the Carnegie's 70th anniversary, it was named in the top ten by a panel tasked with compiling a shortlist for a public vote for an all-time favourite. It won that public vote and was named all-time "Carnegie of Carnegies" in June 2007. It was filmed under the book's US title, The Golden Compass. In 2003, His Dark Materials trilogy ranked third in the BBC's The Big Read, a poll of 200 top novels voted by the British public.
The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2)
Philip Pullman
It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey.
It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence.
Now, in The Secret Commonwealth, we meet Lyra Silvertongue. And she is no longer a child . . .
The second volume of Sir Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her daemon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed.
Pulled along on his own journey too is Malcolm; once a boy with a boat and a mission to save a baby from the flood, now a man with a strong sense of duty and a desire to do what is right.
Theirs is a world at once familiar and extraordinary, and they must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by daemons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust.
Lyra's Oxford (His Dark Materials, #3.5)
Philip Pullman
Lyra's Oxford begins with Lyra and Pantalaimon spotting a witch's dæmon. Lyra shelters the daemon from the pursuit of a frenzied pack of birds, and then attempts to help by guiding the daemon to the home of an alchemist living in a part of Oxford known as Jericho. The journey through Oxford reveals more dangers than Lyra had anticipated.
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
Philip Pullman
Will is the bearer of the knife. Now, accompanied by angels, his task is to deliver that powerful, dangerous weapon to Lord Asriel - by the command of his dying father.
But how can he go looking for Lord Asriel when Lyra is gone? Only with her help can he fathom the myriad plots and intrigues that beset him.
The two great powers of the many worlds are lining up for war, and Will must find Lyra, for together they are on their way to battle, an inevitable journey that will even take them to the world of the dead...
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)
Philip Pullman
She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?
The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer.
When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.
Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.
But she is not without allies: twelve-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another's, has also stumbled into this strange new realm.
On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will uncover a deadly secret: an object of extraordinary and devastating power.
And with every step, they move closer to an even greater threat – and the shattering truth of their own destiny.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
Philip Pullman
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)
Philip Pullman
Sally is sixteen and uncommonly pretty. Her knowledge of English literature, French, history, art and music is non-existent, but she has a thorough grounding in military tactics, can run a business, ride like a Cossack and shoot straight with a pistol.
When her dear father is drowned in suspicious circumstances in the South China Sea, Sally is left to fend for herself, an orphan and alone in the smoky fog of Victorian London. Though she doesn't know it, Sally is already in terrible danger. Soon the mystery and the danger will deepen - and at the rotten heart of it all lies the deadly secret of the ruby in the smoke...
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1)
Philip Pullman
Malcolm Polstead is the kind of boy who notices everything but is not much noticed himself. And so perhaps it was inevitable that he would become a spy...
Malcolm's father runs an inn called the Trout, on the banks of the river Thames, and all of Oxford passes through its doors. Malcolm and his dæmon, Asta, routinely overhear news and gossip, and the occasional scandal, but during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm catches wind of something new: intrigue.
He finds a secret message inquiring about a dangerous substance called Dust--and the spy it was intended for finds him.
When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, Malcolm sees suspicious characters everywhere; Lord Asriel, clearly on the run; enforcement agents from the Magisterium; an Egyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a beautiful woman with an evil monkey for a dæmon. All are asking about the same thing: a girl--just a baby--named Lyra.
Lyra is the kind of person who draws people in like magnets. And Malcolm will brave any danger, and make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through the storm.
Once Upon a Time in the North
Philip Pullman
In this prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, Lee Scoresby -- Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua -- is 24 years old. The story reveals the origins of Scoresby's friendship with Iorek Byrnison as well as Scoresby's aeronautical career.
After winning his hot-air balloon in a poker game, Scoresby finds himself floating north. On the Arctic island of Novy Odense, Scoresby and his dæmon Hester become involved in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate, and a hired killer who is Lee's longtime nemesis from the Dakota Country. Forming an alliance with one of the island's reviled armored bears, Scoresby fights to break up the conspiracy.
This clothbound volume features the illustrations of John Lawrence, a removable board game on the inside back cover, and the story that offers a glimpse into the origins of the friendship of two beloved characters in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Philip Pullman
Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household Tales. Now, at a veritable fairy-tale moment—witness the popular television shows Grimm and Once Upon a Time and this year’s two movie adaptations of “Snow White”—Philip Pullman, one of the most popular authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm.
From much-loved stories like “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Gretel” to lesser-known treasures like “Briar-Rose,” “Thousandfurs,” and “The Girl with No Hands,” Pullman retells his fifty favorites, paying homage to the tales that inspired his unique creative vision—and that continue to cast their spell on the Western imagination.
Dæmon Voices
Philip Pullman
Essays on Storytelling. In over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great story-tellers meditates on story-telling. Warm, funny, generous, entertaining, and above all, deeply considered, they offer thoughts on a wide variety of topic, including the origin and composition of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story-tellers who have meant the most to him. The art of story-telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the instantly engaging tone, the vivid imagery and the striking phrases, the resonant anecdotes, the humour and learnedness. Together, they are greater than the sum of their parts.
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Philip Pullman
This is a story. In this ingenious and spell-binding retelling of the life of Jesus, Philip Pullman revisits the most influential story ever told. Charged with mystery, compassion and enormous power, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ throws fresh light on who Jesus was and asks the reader questions that will continue to resonate long after the final page is turned. For, above all, this book is about how stories become stories.
The Collectors (His Dark Materials, #0.6)
Philip Pullman
A chilling Gothic tale with a revealing glimpse of the iconic Mrs. Coulter--one of Philip Pullman's most enigmatic characters. This companion story to His Dark Materials is now in print for the first time in a beautiful gift edition.
In this darkly delicious tale, internationally acclaimed author Philip Pullman invites readers to meet the mysterious girl who will one day become the sinister Mrs. Coulter.
On a cold winter's night, two art collectors are settled before a fire in the senior common room of a college in Oxford, discussing two new unusual pieces--a portrait of a striking young woman and a bronze sculpture of a fearsome monkey. How could they imagine that they are about to be caught in the cross-fire of a story that has traveled across time and worlds. . . .
Watch the HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials, an original series starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dafne Keen, Andrew Scott, and Ruth Wilson!
Serpentine (His Dark Materials, #3.6)
Philip Pullman
A brand new short story set in the world of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust by master storyteller, Philip Pullman. Serpentine is a perfect gift for every Pullman fan, new and old. 'Lyra Silvertongue, you're very welcome . . . Yes, I know your new name. Serafina Pekkala told me everything about your exploits' Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon have left the events of His Dark Materials far behind. In this snapshot of their forever-changed lives they return to the North to visit an old friend, where we will learn that things are not exactly as they seem . . . Illustrated throughout by Tom Duxbury, the perfect re-entry for fans of His Dark Materials and a wonderful companion to The Book of Dust.
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
FOR THE FIRST time, all three books of Philip Pullman's award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass) will be published in their entirety in one volume. Perfect for both new and established Pullman fans who want to read (or reread) the whole trilogy before The Golden Compass movie debuts on December 7, 2007, this handsome 6 x 9 omnibus will feature every word of the trilogy as well as Philip Pullman's chapter opening art. Also, new and exclusive to this edition: Philip Pullman has written two pages of new vignettes for each book in the trilogy. Readers will be delighted to discover these intriguing new passages at the end of each book's section in the omnibus.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Les Royaumes du Nord (À la croisée des mondes, #1)
Philip Pullman
Il est au départ déstabilisant, le monde dans lequel nous invite Philip Pullman, c'est celui de Lyra, la jeune héroïne. Il ressemble étrangement au nôtre, et s'en sépare tout à la fois, étrangement, par des détails qui apparaissent au fil du récit. On voyage en zeppelin, on rencontre des sorcières, des ours en armure... Chaque personnage est accompagné d'un "daemon", sorte d'animal familier mais qui est bien plus que cela : le daemon fait partie de son compagnon humain, il est le reflet de son âme. L'un ne peut survivre à l'autre. Celui de Lyra s'appelle Pantalaimon. Il la suivra dans toutes ses aventures jusque dans les Royaumes du Nord, en quête de la vérité sur la mystérieuse "Poussière".
Voilà un roman résolument original, lyrique, poétique en même temps que passionnant. À la croisée des mondes, les croyances et les cultures se frottent, se lient ou se heurtent, les certitudes y vacillent, jusqu'à un dénouement en forme de suspense... suite au prochain épisode : La Tour des anges.
Ce n'était pas une vie ordinaire pour une jeune fille de onze ans : Lyra vivait, en compagnie de son daemon Pantalaimon, parmi les Érudits de Jordan Collège, passant ses journées à courir dans les rues d'Oxford à la recherche éperdue d'aventures.
Mais sa vie bascule le jour où elle entend parler d'une extraordinaire particule. D'une taille microscopique, la Poussière que l'on trouve uniquement dans les vastes étendues glacées des Royaumes du Nord - est censée posséder le pouvoir de briser les frontières entre les mondes, un pouvoir qui suscite effroi et convoitises...
Jetée au coeur d'un terrible conflit, Lyra sera forcée d'accorder sa confiance aux gitans et à de terribles ours en armure. Et, lors de son périlleux voyage vers le Nord, elle devra découvrir pourquoi son propre destin semble étroitement lié à cette bataille sans merci où s'opposent des forces que nul ne l'avait préparée à affronter.
La Tour des anges (À la croisée des mondes, #2)
Philip Pullman
À la fin du premier volet, Les Royaumes du Nord, on avait quitté la jeune Lyra au moment où elle franchissait le pont entre deux mondes édifié par son père. On la retrouve donc dans un autre univers, où elle est rejointe par Will, débarqué, lui, d'un troisième monde très semblable au nôtre. On retrouve aussi la glaçante Mme Coulter, l'intrépide Lee Scoresby, entre autres personnages découverts dans le premier tome et désormais familiers. Apparaissent de nouveaux amis, mais aussi de nouveaux ennemis redoutables : des spectres qui vampirisent les adultes et sont invisibles aux yeux des enfants. Peu à peu, le mystère de la Poussière s'éclaircit tout en révélant sa complexité.
Il est question d'ésotérisme, de théologie, de destin, au fil d'aventures palpitantes narrées dans un style éblouissant. À ne surtout pas réserver aux enfants à partir de 11 ans, l'oeuvre envoûtante de Philip Pullman est appelée à devenir un classique de la littérature fantastique.
Ayant franchi le pont entre les mondes édifié par Lord Asriel, son père, l'intrépide Lyra se retrouve dans la cité de Cittàgazze, la ville au-delà de l'aurore, où des spectres mangeurs d'âmes rôdent dans les rues, où les lointains battements d'ailes des anges résonnent au-dessus d'une mystérieuse tour. Mais Lyra n'est pas sans allié. Car le jeune Will Parry, à la recherche de son père disparu depuis de longues années, a également pénétré dans cet étrange royaume par une porte magique. Ensemble, Lyra et Will vont entamer un périlleux voyage à travers les dimensions, et découvrir un secret mortel: un objet d'une puissance extraordinaire et dévastatrice. Mais à chaque étape de leur périple, ils se rapprocheront d'un danger plus funeste encore - et de l'incroyable vérité sur leur propre destinée...
Le Miroir d'ambre (À la croisée des mondes, #3)
Philip Pullman
Lyra, l'héroïne des Royaumes du Nord et de La Tour des Anges, est retenue prisonnière par sa mère, Mme Coulter, qui, pour mieux s'assurer de sa docilité, l'a plongée dans un sommeil artificiel. Will, le compagnon de Lyra, armé du poignard subtil, s'est lancé à sa recherche, escorté de deux anges. Il délivre son amie mais, à son réveil, Lyra lui annonce qu'une mission encore plus périlleuse les attend : ils doivent descendre dans le monde des morts. Dernier tome de la trilogie, seul roman pour la jeunesse couronné par le prix littéraire anglais Whitbread, Le Miroir d'ambre clôt magistralement une aventure inoubliable.
Untitled (The Book of Dust, #3)
Philip Pullman
The Imagination Chamber (His Dark Materials, #3.7)
Philip Pullman
A book of stunning, moving, exhilarating, breathtaking scenes set during the events of Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.
Master storyteller Philip Pullman returns to the world of Lyra and Will, Mrs Coulter and Lee Scoresby, Pantalaimon and Iorek Byrnison, in this must have companion to the His Dark Materials trilogy.
His Dark Materials Omnibus (His Dark Materials, #1-3)
Philip Pullman
HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, JAMES McAVOY, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA!
The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are available together in one volume perfect for any fan or newcomer to this modern fantasy classic series that has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.
These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. They will meet witches and armored bears, fallen angels and soul-eating specters. And in the end, the fate of both the living—and the dead—will rely on them.
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Philip Pullman
A breathtaking epic, the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy spans a multitude of worlds. The opening instalment Northern Lights is set in a parallel world like, yet very unlike, our own. Twelve-year-old Lyra, whose daemon Pantalaimon is part of her very self, is growing up in an ancient, ritual-haunted Oxford. She becomes involved in a quest to find her father and rescue her friend Roger from evil kidnappers, aided by armoured bears, Gyptians and a witch-queen. The second instalment, The Subtle Knife, introduces us to Will Parry - a young boy with a dangerous mission to fulfil. When he and Lyra cross paths, they decide to help each other, but the world of Cittágazze is a strange and unsettling place, where deadly soul-eating Spectres roam... The concluding instalment, The Amber Spyglass, brings the saga to a thrilling close. Lyra and Will are aided by friends old and new as they continue their perilous journey. As childhood slips away, they face further dangers - including a terrifying voyage to the world of the dead. Mixing science, theology and magic to fantastic and exciting effect, Pullman's gripping trilogy was an international bestseller, and these thrilling full-cast dramatisations bring Philip Pullman's masterpiece to vivid life.
6 CDs. 7 hrs 30 mins.
Northern Lights: the Graphic Novel, Volume 1
Philip Pullman
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials Trade Paper Boxed Set: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #1-3)
Philip Pullman
Het gouden kompas / Het listige mes / De amberkleurige kijker (Noorderlichttriologie #1-3)
Philip Pullman
The Tin Princess (Sally Lockhart, #4)
Philip Pullman
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3)
Philip Pullman
The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart, #2)
Philip Pullman
La brújula dorada
Philip Pullman
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1)
Philip Pullman
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
La lama sottile
Philip Pullman
Lyra, la protagonista della "Bussola d'oro" è giunta nel nostro mondo, dove l'aspettano altri incredibili incontri e la soluzione di alcuni misteri.Insieme al suo nuovo compagno di avventura, Will Parry, Lyra rimarrà coinvolta nella più ardita delle guerre e, malgrado i pericoli e le fatiche cui è sottoposta, non esiterà nella sua marcia verso il vero. Ma questa volta non saranno né lei né l'aletiometro a rovesciare l'esito della battaglia.
Severna svetlost (Njegova mračna tkanja, #1)
Philip Pullman
Dvanaestogodišnja Lajra živi kao usvojenica u koledžu Džordan. Njen život se okreće naglavačke pojavljivanjem dva moćna posetioca. Prvi je njen zastrašujući ujak, Lord Asrijel, koji naučnicima koledža prikazuje dokaze čudne pojave na dalekom severu, kao što su fotografije tajanstvene nebeske pojave pod imenom Prah i nejasnih obrisa grada unutar Aurore Borealis za koji on pretpostavlja da je deo nekog drugog sveta. Drugi posetilac, gospođa Koulter, zagonetna naučnica i istraživač, obasipa Lajru pažnjom koja joj je nedostajala kod njenog ujaka. Ali, ništa nije onako kao što izgleda. Uskoro Lajra biva uvučena u veliku avanturu na Severu gde će doći sve do naučne stanice u kojoj se izvode eksperimenti suviše strašni da bi se o njima i pričalo. Da bi preživela ona mora da stigne tamo gde nije niko pre nje - iza Severne svetlosti…
"Predivno napisana, šokantna, dirljiva, intelektualno zabavna, pokazuje veličanstvenu maštu... Na najjednostavnijem nivou svako će dobiti veliku priču."
- Times Educational Supplement
"Knjiga kakva iskrsava veoma retko i odmah postaje klasika."
- Junior Education
"Severna svetlost je za glavu i ramena iznad bilo kog konkurenta. Pažnju koju posvetite ovoj knjizi ona će višestruko nagraditi."
- Book Review
"Ono što ova knjiga nudi jeste intelektualni izazov preispitivanja prirode ljudskog i božanskog kojem retko ko može da odoli."
- New Statesman
"… pripada najvećim dometima moderne književnosti… njegovo pripovedanje namenjeno čitaocima od 9 do 99 godina (najmanje) nagoni kritičare da zadovoljno predu. … bogato satkana priča…"
- The Evening Standard
"Ovaj izvanredni roman - hrabar i opasan - predstavlja ono najbolje što umetnost može da bude."
- The Times
"Lajra i ostali junaci imaju mnogo više krvi i mesa nego što su to ikada imali stanovnici Tolkinovog sveta."
- Daily Telegraph
O Telescópio de Âmbar (Mundos Paralelos, #3)
Philip Pullman
O Telescópio de Âmbar encerra a extraordinária trilogia de Philip Pullman Mundos Paralelos. O autor criou um mundo fabuloso, prodigiosamente imaginado, mas de tal forma bem concebido e autêntico que se torna tão verdadeiro como aquele a que chamamos mundo real. É através desse universo de maravilhas e monstros, de excitação e suspense, e de um enredo surpreendente, que o autor explora as questões que mais nos inquietam – o poder do amor, a morte, a evolução ou Deus.
A Torre dos Anjos (Mundos Paralelos, #2)
Philip Pullman
Mundos Paralelos é uma trilogia magnífica que se iniciou com os Reinos do Norte. A acção decorre num universo parecido com o nosso, embora diferente em muitos aspectos. Will é um jovem determinado a descobrir a verdade acerca do desaparecimento de seu pai, e para o conseguir tem de viajar até ao mundo de Cittàgazze. É lá que conhece Lyra, que, assim como ele, tem uma missão que pretende concretizar a qualquer custo. No entanto, aquele é um lugar estranho e fortemente inquietante... É também lá que se situa a misteriosa Torre dos Anjos, que guarda o segredo mais importante de Cittàgazze... Uma obra fabulosa, que à luz da mitologia escandinava e da tradição cristã, explora a possibilidade de existirem Mundos Paralelos.
Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling
Philip Pullman
Det gylne kompasset (Den mørke materien, #1)
Philip Pullman
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
La bussola d'oro
Philip Pullman
Lyra vive al Jordan College di Oxford. Ma il mondo di Lyra è ben diverso dal nostro. Oltre l'Oceano c'è l'America, ma lo stato più importante di quel continente si chiama Nuova Francia; giganteschi orsi corazzati regnano sull'Artico; lo studio della natura viene chiamato "teologia sperimentale". E soprattutto ogni essere umano ha il suo daimon: un compagno, una parte di sé, di sesso opposto al proprio, grazie al quale nessuno deve temere la solitudine. Ma questo mondo sta per attraversare un periodo critico...
Il canocchiale d'ambra. Queste oscure materie III
Philip Pullman
Will is the bearer of the knife. Now, accompanied by angels, his task is to deliver that powerful, dangerous weapon to Lord Asriel - by the command of his dying father.
But how can he go looking for Lord Asriel when Lyra is gone? Only with her help can he fathom the myriad plots and and intrigues that beset him.
The two great powers of the many worlds are lining up for war, and Will must find Lyra, for together they are on their way to battle, an inevitable journey that will even take them to the world of the dead...
Grimm Tales for Young and Old
Philip Pullman
Ćilibarski durbin (Njegova mračna tkanja, #3)
Philip Pullman
Vil je nosilac noža. Sada ima zadatak da, u pratnji anđela, odnese to moćno, opasno oružje lordu Asrijelu - a to mu naređuje njegov umirući otac.
Ali, kako da ode i traži lorda Asrijela kad je Lajra nestala? Samo uz njenu pomoć on može da shvati bezbrojne zaplete i spletke kojima je okružen. Dve velike sile iz mnogih svetova spremaju se za rat i Vil mora da pronađe Lajru da bi zajedno s njom krenuo u bitku, na neizbežni put koji će ih odvesti čak i u svet mrtvih...
"Živa i poetična mešavina avanture, filozofije, mita i religije obogaćena inteligentnim dodatkom kvantne fizike."
- Guardian
"Filip Pulman. Da li je on najbolji pripovedač svih vremena?"
- Observer
"Filip Pulman je u stanju da najdosadniji dan i najsivlji duh raspali vrelinom svoje mašte."
- Independent
Čudotvorni nož (Njegova mračna tkanja, #2)
Philip Pullman
Vil ima dvanaest godina i upravo je ubio čoveka. Sada je ostao sam, u bekstvu je i odlučan je da sazna istinu o nestanku svog oca.
A onda, Vil zakoračuje kroz prolaz u vazduhu u drugi svet gde pronalazi saputnika - neobičnu, divlju devojčicu koja se zove Lajra. Kao i Vil, i ona ima zadatak koji mora da izvrši po svaku cenu.
Ali svet Čitagace je neobičan i negostoljubiv. Smrtonosne Utvare koje jedu duše haraju njegovim ulicama, dok se u visini, na nebu, čuje lepet krila udaljenih anđela. A u tajanstvenoj Tore Delji Anđeli krije se najvažnija tajna Čitagace - predmet za koji bi ljudi sa mnogih svetova bili spremni da ubiju da bi ga se dočepali...
"Pravo remek-delo inteligentnog, maštovitog pripovedanja."
- Mail on Sunday
"Vanserijski... sve što vam preostaje jeste da nastavljate da čitate u nadi da se nikada neće završiti."
- The Scotsman
"Vrhunac kosmičke avanture. Daleko nadmašuje mnoge savremene imitatore Tolkina, dosežući kvalitet samog majstora."
- The Week
Złoty kompas (Mroczne materie #1)
Philip Pullman
W pewnym dziwnym świecie, w którym w powietrzu wiruje tajemniczy Pył, żyje osierocona przez rodziców dziewczynka imieniem Lyra. Kiedy jej przyjaciel Roger zostaje porwany, Lyra wyrusza na poszukiwania, które zawiodą ją na daleką Północ. Na lodowcu mieszkają pancerne niedźwiedzie, po mroźnym niebie latają czarownice, a piękna kobieta przeprowadza straszliwe eksperymenty. Lyra musi przejść do innego świata widocznego za zorzą północną...
Il cannocchiale d'ambra (Queste oscure materie, #2)
Philip Pullman
Lyra, ragazzina impetuosa, appassionata, onestissima e ingenua bugiarda e Will, orgoglioso, sensibile, leale, coraggioso, ma sfuggente come un gatto: i due, provenienti da mondi diversi, nel corso del secondo libro si sono incontrati, scontrati e sono poi diventati amici per la pelle. Will è in possesso della lama sottile, un misterioso coltello che permette il passaggio tra i mondi e che ora è l'unico mezzo per liberare Lyra, tenuta addormentata dalla signora Coulter in una grotta del suo mondo. Ma Will non è l'unico a cercare la ragazzina, centro di un'antica profezia delle streghe: la Chiesa, da cui la signora Coulter, sua madre, ora si sta nascondendo, ha decretato la morte di Lyra; suo padre, Lord Asriel, la cerca perché sa che senza di lei, Will, portatore del potentissimo coltello, non si unirà a lui nella battaglia finale contro l'Autorità. Will e Lyra sono coscienti di avere un compito importante da svolgere, ma non sanno quale sia: perché la profezia si avveri non dovranno obbedire a un destino precostituito, ma essere liberi di scegliere.
Dopo La bussola d'oro e La lama sottile, Philip Pullman arricchisce il suo multiforme e geniale universo di nuovi personaggi - i gallivespiani, orgogliosi guerrieri a cavallo di libellule dai colori sgargianti, i mulefa, strane creature che viaggiano su ruote, dotate di lingua e della capacità di vedere la Polvere - e apre nuovi mondi, arrivando perfino nella terra della morte.
Nel Cannocchiale d'ambra la storia diventa grandiosa, epica, sfrontata e dissacrante, esplora i recessi più profondi dell'animo, supera i confini tra cielo e terra, in un'entusiasmante e insieme poetica unione di avventura, filosofia, mito e religione. I livello di lettura si moltiplicano: i lettori più giovani possono immedesimarsi nei due protagonisti e seguire l'avventura mozzafiato, meravigliarsi, tremare e rimanere abbagliati dalle rivelazioni che illuminano alcuni oscuri aspetti della vicenda; gli altri possono apprezzare la forza intellettuale di un formidabile pensatore, il gioco dei riferimenti, la temerarietà dell'interpretazione. Pullman usa lo strumento del fantasy per parlare della realtà, e costruisce un universo di meraviglia e riflessione: un territorio mai visitato dalla poesia e dalla prosa, un vero e proprio nuovo mondo della narrativa.
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