Philip Pullman, Master Storyteller A Guide to the Worlds of His Dark Materials [Paperback]

Philip Pullman is one of the most commercially and critically successful British authors of the past decade. With a writing career extending back to the early 1970s, Pullman's great achievement has been in the publication of the His Dark Materials trilogy: Northern Lights (1995; US title The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife (1997) and The Amber Spyglass (2000). With these novels, which have appealed equally to children and to adults, Pullman has carved a space for himself as a writer of moral seriousness, imaginative depth and storytelling virtuosity.

Claire Squires' book is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of this great writer. The focus is on Pullman's central achievement with His Dark Materials, but it also considers his entire oeuvre. Importantly, the book informs readers about the contexts, sources and influences behind the trilogy, and examines the controversies and debates that have surrounded the trilogy and its creator, since its publication.

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Pullman the Man
Chapter 2: Stories of Multiple Worlds
Chapter 3: Politics and Morality
Chapter 4: Telling Stories
Chapter 5: Intertextuality
Chapter 6: What Type of Story is His Dark Materials?
Chapter 7: Other Stories
Conclusion: Pullman the Master Storyteller
Bibliography and Further Reading
Index