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'''''His Dark Materials''''' is a [[trilogy]] of [[novel]]s by the [[fantasy fiction]] author [[Philip Pullman]], comprising ''[[Northern Lights (novel)|Northern Lights]]'', ''[[The Subtle Knife]]'' and ''[[The Amber Spyglass]]''.

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Although ostensibly for children, the appeal of the novels is equally compelling for adults. Pullman himself describes the target range as 'young adult', and some say that the books are too intellectual in content for most children. Pullman's universe —or rather [[multiverse]]— like those of many other contemporary fantasy writers such as [[Michael Moorcock]] and [[Clive Barker]], is multilayered and multifaceted, with possibilities for characters to slip between them.

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The story begins in ''Northern Lights'', initially as a typical fantasy. However, Pullman introduces ideas throughout the trilogy which have implications in many areas, such as [[metaphysics]], [[religion]], and [[philosophy]]. The third book, ''The Amber Spyglass'', relies heavily on quantum physics and philosophy.

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Because of the trilogy's [[allegory|allegorical]] meaning and purpose, told through the medium of a fantasy novel, the books appeal to all ages, and may indeed be, as they have been often called, 'life-changing', due to the profound implications of the story that the reader is forced to realise.

Whilst ''Northern Lights'', set in a universe separate from our own, might justifiably be called 'fantasy', both ''The Subtle Knife'' and ''The Amber Spyglass'' contain a "heady brew of quantum physics" [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/childrenandteens/0,,388823,00.html], and cross into our own world. ''The Amber Spyglass'' is a scientific, theoretical, philosophical, "metaphysical speculation" and exploration, whilst still remaining a compelling and gripping story.

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''The Amber Spyglass'' won the [[2002]] [[Whitbread Book of the Year]] award, a prestigious [[United Kingdom|British]] literature award. This is the first time that such an award has been bestowed on a book from their "children's literature" category. The first volume ''Northern Lights'' ([[United States|US]]:''The Golden Compass'') won the [[Carnegie Medal]] for children's fiction in the UK in [[1995]]

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The trilogy came third in the [[2003]] [[BBC]]'s ''[[Big Read]]'', a poll of viewers' favourite books.

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==Influences and reaction==

The novels draw heavily on [[Gnosticism|gnostic ideas]]. The three major literary influences acknowledged by Pullman himself are the essay ''[[On the Marionette Theatre]]'' by [[Heinrich von Kleist]] and the works of [[William Blake]]. But the source that he gives for the basic idea is the war in heaven and hell of [[John Milton|John Milton's]] ''[[Paradise Lost]]'' (from which the title of the trilogy is taken). His stated intention was to invert the story. He states that the work is no longer much read in Britain by schools and universities. And in his introduction, he adapts Blake's line to quip that he (Pullman) "is of the Devil's party and ''does'' know it."

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His Dark Materials has been at the heart of controversy, especially with certain [[Christianity|Christian]] groups. Pullman has, however, also found support from more [[liberal]] groups, and most notably [[Rowan Williams]], the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. These say that Pullman's attacks are focused on the constraints of [[dogma|dogmatism]] and the use of religion to [[Oppression|oppress]], not Christianity itself.

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==The books==

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*In ''[[Northern Lights (novel)|Northern Lights]]'' (published in the USA as ''The Golden Compass''), the heroine [[Lyra Belacqua]], a young girl brought up in the cloistered world of [[Jordan College, Oxford]], and her [[Daemon (His Dark Materials)|d&aelig;mon]]&mdash;an animal-shaped manifestation of her [[soul]]&mdash;journey to the icy wastelands of the far North to save their best friend Roger, and other kidnapped children from experimentation by evil scientists and a [[revisionist]] church in an alternate universe. This world is much like our own, but with many differences.

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*In ''[[The Subtle Knife]]'', Lyra journeys to another world, to a city called Cittàgazze (the "city of magpies"), where she meets [[Will Parry]], an eleven-year-old boy from our own world who has recently killed a man to protect his ailing mother. Together they travel from world to world and discover the Subtle Knife of the novel's title&mdash;so called because it can cut through the barriers between the worlds&mdash;and begin to uncover the truth of their own destiny.

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*In ''[[The Amber Spyglass]]'', the series concludes with Will and Lyra visiting the Land of the Dead and releasing the dead [[soul]]s from their captivity, the overthrow of [[The Authority (His Dark Materials)|The Authority]], the destruction of the Subtle Knife, and the sealing of the passageways between the worlds by the [[angel]]s.

The trilogy has also been published as a single-volume [[omnibus (media)|omnibus]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]].

==Adaptations==

===On radio===

His Dark Materials has been made into a [[radio drama]] on [[BBC Radio Four]] starring [[Terence Stamp]] as [[Lord Asriel]] and [[Lulu Popplewell]] as Lyra. The play was broadcast in 2003 and is now published by the BBC on [[Compact disc|CD]] and [[cassette]]. In the same year a radio drama of Northern Lights was made by [[Radio Telefís Éireann|RTE]] ([[Ireland|Irish]] [[public radio]]).

===Theatre===

A theatrical version of the books has been produced by [[Nicholas Hytner]] as a two-part, 6 hour performance for [[London]]'s [[Royal National Theatre]] in Q1 of 2004. The play was highly popular and returned for a second run between November 2004 and April 2005.

===On film===

A film adaptation, titled ''[[His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass]]'', is slated for release in [[2006]] by [[New Line Cinema]]. The original director, [[Chris Weitz]], announced his resignation on [[December 15]], [[2004]]. Prior to resigning he rejected a script by [[Tom Stoppard]] and controversially indicated that the film would make no direct mention of [[religion]] due to the viewpoint the books suggest.

==Related books==

In the autumn of [[2003]], Pullman published ''[[Lyra's Oxford]]'', which consists of a short story called "Lyra and the Birds," focusing on Lyra at sixteen years old, and a collection of materials from all over the HDM universes, including a map of the Oxford of Lyra's world. ''Lyra's Oxford'' is a precursor to the forthcoming ''[[The Book of Dust]]'', which will focus on the trilogy's secondary characters.

== External links ==

* [http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman/ Randomhouse His Dark Materials] ''official site''

* [http://hisdarkmaterials.org/ His Dark Materials .org] ''fansite''

* [http://www.bridgetothestars.net/ His Dark Materials - BridgetotheStars.Net] ''fansite''

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/hisdarkmaterials/characters.shtml The BBC's "His Dark Materials" pages]

* [http://www.nt-online.org/?lid=6158 His Dark Materials at the National Theatre, London]

* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/03/17/bodark17.xml The Archbishop of Canterbury and Philip Pullman in conversation] in [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]

* [http://www.bridgetothestars.net/index.php?p=weitzinterview BridgetotheStars.net interview with Chris Weitz] and [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1393306,00.html a report on this interview] from [[The Times]], [[December]], [[2004]].

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