His Dark Materials
novel series by Philip Pullman
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Summary
His Dark Materials is a novel series[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of novel series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,553 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Philip Pullman[3]
- Instance of: literary trilogy[4]
- Publisher: Scholastic Corporation[5]
- Genre: fantasy[6], young adult fiction[7], high fantasy[8], alternate history[9]
- Commons category: His Dark Materials[10]
- Language of work or name: English[11]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[12]
- Has part(s): Northern Lights[13], The Subtle Knife[14], The Amber Spyglass[15]
- Publication date: 1995[16], 1997[17], 2000[18]
- Characters: Lyra Belacqua[19], Lord Asriel[20], Iorek Byrnison[21], Will Parry[22], Marisa Coulter[23], Lord Boreal[24], Serafina Pekkala[25], Balthamos[26], Baruch[27], Farder Coram[28], Iofur Raknison[29], John Faa[30], Kirjava[31], Pantalaimon[32]
- Official website: http://www.philip-pullman.com/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:His Dark Materials[34]
- Main subject: philosophy[35], religion[36], physics[37]
- Title: His Dark Materials[38]
- Derivative work: His Dark Materials[39]
- Form of creative work: novel[40]
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Why It Matters
His Dark Materials has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]