Philip Pullman

From the author the His Dark Materials trilogy and La Belle Sauvage. Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey this beautiful fairytale is perfect for readers young and old.Lila doesn't just want to be a Firework-Maker's daughter, she wants to be a Firework Maker herself. But although she's learned a lot she still must get through the most difficult and dangerous part of her apprenticeship - and her father won't tell her what it is.In search of this final Firework-Making secret, Lila heads off alone on a journey. It is a journey filled with dangers beyond anything she could have imagined, a journey on which she will learn so much more than the one secret she set out to find . . .

Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey, this intriguing and exciting tale of chance and misfortune by multi award-winning Philip Pullman, is perfect for readers young and old.I was a Rat! Roger insists, and insists . . . In fact, when Bob the cobbler and his washerwoman wife, Joan, find the young boy abandoned on their doorstep, these are the only words he says. And he does have ratty behaviour, it's true.Staying with Bob and Joan, however, Roger learns quickly to behave more like a human child. They try to find his parents, but the orphanage, police and hospital all have nothing on their records about a lost boy in the city. What is the truth? As more and more people find out about Roger the mysterious rat-boy he faces more and more danger. But sometimes help comes from the most unexpected of places . . .

The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey.All Souls' Eve is a night when nobody in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes. For that is the night that Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, prowls through the forests in search of his prey . . .This year, however, the Huntsman doesn't need to go searching. He knows exactly where to find his human prey. Ten years ago, he made a deal with the Count of Karlstein - and now the Demon Huntsman has come to collect his prize . . .Count Karlstien has offered up the lives of his two young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte. Lucky for the orphaned sisters, the Count's maid, Hildi, has heard his evil plan and is determined that they will not be this year's prey - not on her watch . . .

A fun, thriller of an adventure told in words and pictures from master storyteller, Philip Pullman, including beautiful cover illustration by Peter Bailey and sumptuous illustrations throughout by David Mostyn.Rose and Lily and their little brother Ned live in an orphanage - a terrible place, where the porridge is thin and cold, and nobody smiles.One dark and stormy night, they decide enough is enough, and they run away. But hiding in the shadows, as they make their way through the dangerous back streets of London, is Mack the Knife: the most villainous of villains . . .Hiding above the streets, leaping through the air, is Spring-Heeled Jack. He dresses like the devil and his name creates shivers in people, but he is ready for action against the evil-doers and scallywags of the city's dark streets - Mack the Knife included - and he might just be able to save the orphans.The audiobook is read by Ariyon Bakare and a full cast, including: Kristin Atherton, Richard Hughes, Saul Marron, David Ellis, Simon Atherton, James Murfitt and Charlotte Brooke.

Philip Pullman's classic trilogy is now available as a stunning bind-up edition. Since the first volume was published in 1995, the trilogy has been acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, and has won the UK's top awards for children's literature. Today, the story of Lyra and her daemon is read and loved by adults and children alike.

His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife

An unforgettable graphic novel of time travel and adventure on the high seas from Philip Pullman, whose forthcoming sequel to His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust, publishes Fall 2017 Trapped in the mists of time by a terrible research experiment gone wrong, John Blake and his mysterious ship are doomed to sail between the centuries, searching for a way home. In the ocean of the modern day, John rescues a shipwrecked young girl his own age, Serena, and promises to help. But returning Serena to her own time means traveling to the one place where the ship is in most danger of destruction. The all-powerful Dahlberg Corporation has an ambitious leader with plans far greater and more terrible than anyone has realized, and he is hot on their trail. For only John, Serena, and the crew know Dahlberg's true intentions, and only they have the power to stop him from bending the world to his will...

Klassikerserien Den mörka materian har äntligen fått sin uppföljare. Boken om stoft är en serie som utspelar sig i Lyras värld och flera gamla bekantskaper dyker upp och författaren väver in nya insikter om världen och det mystiska stoft.Floden Themsen svämmar över sina bräddar. Lyra är bara sex månader gammal – undangömd i ett nunnekloster, eftersökt både av sin far, lord Asriel, och av mörkare krafter. Pojken Malcolm blir en oväntad hjälte när han räddar Lyra ur det översvämmade klostret. Han kämpar för att undkomma både förföljare och vattenmassor och sätta Lyra i säkerhet.Philip Pullman som belönades med Alma-priset år 2005, är författare till trilogin Den mörka materian, där Guldkompassen är den första delen och som efterföljdes av Den skarpa eggen och Bärnstenskikaren. "Det är rysligt spännande och Pullmans karaktärsbeskrivning, särskilt av Alice och Malcolm, är enastående fin." Bengt Söderhäll, Arbetarbladet"Denna underbara första del väcker längtan efter fortsättningen!" Karin Engvén, BTJ

Allting börjar när Lyras farbror, Lord Asriel, återvänder till England med berättelser om en plats nära Nordpolen där man genom norrskenets skimmer kan ana en annan värld. Inte långt därefter försvinner Lyras vän Roger under mystiska omständigheter. Snart blir Lyra indragen i ett farligt äventyr med underliga vetenskapsmän, häxor och pansarbjörnar som drabbar samman i polarmörkret. Men framför allt finns här Alethiometern, guldkompassen, en magisk sanningsmaskin som ger stor makt till den som kan använda den rätt… Första delen av tre i Den mörka materian. Philip Pullman, som belönades med Almapriset år 2005, är författare till trilogin Den mörka materian. Guldkompassen har filmatiserats med bland andra Nicole Kidman och Daniel Craig i rollerna.

Fantasiakirjallisuuden helmi! Huikean trilogian 3. osa jälleen saatavilla. Lyra lähtee uhkarohkealle matkalle Kuolleiden maahan. Mutta mitä pohjimmiltaan on Tomu, jonka näkemiseen tarvitaan erikoinen kaukoputki?Lyra haluaa pelastaa ystävänsä Rogerin Kuolleiden maasta, vaikka kukaan ei ole koskaan palannut sieltä. Mukana pelastusretkellä on Will, jonka salaperäisellä veitsellä voi leikata ikkunan mihin tahansa maailmaan. Mystisen Tomun arvoituksen ratkaisu riippuu paljolti tohtori Mary Malonesta ja hänen rakentamastaan ihmeellisestä kaukoputkesta. Lyra ja Will joutuvat tekemään äärimmäisen vaikean ratkaisun, josta riippuu kaikkien kohtalo.

Fantasiakirjallisuuden helmi! Huikean trilogian 2. osa jälleen saatavilla. Lyra saa matkakumppanin autiokaupungissa, josta kaikki aikuiset ovat kadonneet.Oudossa Cittàgazzen kaupungissa Lyra tapaa Willin, joka Lyran tavoin on kotoisin toisesta maailmasta. Vaikka Lyra pääsee Tomun arvoituksen jäljille, ihmeellinen aletiometri käskee häntä etsimään pojan kanssa tämän kauan sitten kadonneen isän. Will saa haltuunsa salaperäisen veitsen, jossa on maagisia voimia. Samalla hänelle veitsen kantajana siirtyy suuri vastuu. Moninaiset vaarat uhkaavat nuoria, kun he lähtevät etsintämatkalleen maailmojen välisten rajojen hämärtyessä.

ENTRA EN EL MUNDO DE LA MATERIA OSCURA. SU DARK MATERIALS ES AHORA UNA SERIE ORIGINAL DE HBO CON DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT Y LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA. La Materia Oscura, la nueva serie original de televisi n de HBO protagonizada por Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy y Lin-Manuel Miranda. La extraordinaria continuaci n de La br jula dorada, el cl sico de la fantas a moderna, nombrada como una de las grandes novelas de todos los tiempos. Contin a la aventura pica que ha capturado a m s de veinte millones de lectores de todo el mundo. LA MATERIA OSCURA II « Qu es? Amigo o enemigo? «Es un asesino. LA GRAN SERIE DE FANTAS A DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, ESCRITA POR UNO DE LOS MEJORES NARRADORES DE NUESTRA POCA. Will acaba de matar a un hombre. Es un fugitivo. Su huida lo llevar mucho m s all de su propio mundo, al sobrecogedor desasosiego de una ciudad desierta, y a conocer a una ni a, Lyra. El destino de esta se halla extra amente ligado al suyo y juntos deben encontrar el arma m s poderosa de todos los mundos... Una obra maestra de la narrativa y del suspense. Esta maravillosa novela de Philip Pullman es la segunda entrega de la trilog a de La Materia Oscura, a la que le sigue El catalejo lacado. No te pierdas las nuevas aventuras de Lyra Belacqua en El libro de la oscuridad, la nueva serie de Philip Pullman. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION HIS DARK MATERIALS IS NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING DAFNE KEEN, RUTH WILSON, ANDREW SCOTT, AND LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA The spellbinding sequel to The Golden Compass, the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time," continues the epic adventure, catapulting readers between worlds, and toward a devastating discovery. Lost in a new world, Lyra finds Will--a boy on the run, a murderer--a worthy and welcome ally. For this is a world where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and witches share the skies with troops of angels. Each is searching--Lyra for the meaning of Dark Matter, Will for his missing father--but what they find instead is a deadly secret, a knife of untold power. And neither Lyra nor Will suspects how tightly their lives, their loves, their destinies are bound together...until they are split apart.

ENTRA EN EL MUNDO DE LA MATERIA OSCURA. AHORA UNA SERIE DE TELEVISI N EN HBO. La Materia Oscura, la nueva serie original de televisi n de HBO protagonizada por Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy y Lin-Manuel Miranda. La inolvidable trilog a de La Materia Oscura que se inici con La br jula dorada y continu con La daga, llega a su apasionante final con El catalejo lacado. LA MATERIA OSCURA III «S , iremos a la tierra de los muertos y luego regresaremos. LA GRAN SERIE DE FANTAS A DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, ESCRITA POR UNO DE LOS MEJORES NARRADORES DE NUESTRA POCA. Will y Lyra, cuyos destinos est n entrelazados en virtud de unas fuerzas radicadas m s all de sus propios mundos, se han visto separados de forma violenta. Deben volver a encontrarse, porque tienen por delante la mayor guerra que haya habido nunca... y un viaje a un tenebroso lugar del que nunca ha regresado nadie... ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The unforgettable His Dark Materials trilogy that began with The Golden Compass--the modern fantasy classic that Entertainment Weekly named an "All-Time Greatest Novel" and Newsweek hailed as a "Top 100 Book of All Time"--and continued with The Subtle Knife, reaches its astonishing conclusion in The Amber Spyglass. NOW A SERIES ON HBO Throughout the worlds, the forces of both heaven and hell are mustering to take part in Lord Asriel's audacious rebellion. Each player in this epic drama has a role to play--and a sacrifice to make. Witches, angels, spies, assassins, tempters, and pretenders, no one will remain unscathed. Lyra and Will have the most dangerous task of all. They must journey to a gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone and from which there is no escape. As war rages and Dust drains from the sky, the fate of the living--and the dead--comes to depend on Lyra and Will. On the choices they make in love, and for love, forevermore. A #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Whitbread Award Winner of the British Book Award (Children's) Published in 40 Countries

Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle - a struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch clans and armored bears. Lyra hurtles toward danger in the cold far North, never suspecting the shocking truth, that she alone is destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle.