His Dark Materials

by Philip Pullman

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1. The Best Books For TeensReading list

   His Dark Materials is a fantasy trilogy written by Philip Pullman. The story follows the journey of two children, Lyra and Will, as they travel through parallel universes in an attempt to save their friend Roger from a mysterious organization known as the Gobblers. Along the way, they encounter a variety of colourful…

2. Derek OwusoInterview

   Well, I didn’t read a book cover to cover until I was 23. But I do remember my auntie telling me about Anansi the spider. And I think if I was a reader very young I would have loved His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. I love it now as an adult.

3. The Best Books Similar To Harry PotterReading list

   J.K. Rowling’s ability to reflect our society in a world more magical than our own has made her a living legend. Similarly, Pullman’s creation of an enemy in power, layers of narrative which – often hidden from the protagonist – unfold to reveal a conspiracy much larger than the reader first expected.

4. Darren ShanInterview

   Different books have impacted on me at different times. I’ve already mentioned The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King. There are lots of others. Books Of Blood by Clive Barker made the teenage me want to push the envelope of visceral darkness as far as I could. The Land Of Laughs…

5. Naomi DuguidInterview

   Not sure, perhaps Catcher in the Rye or Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger; or A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle; or another in the YA category, the fabulous trilogy by Philip Pullman called His Dark Materials.

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