His Dark Materials
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| - | [[Philip Pullman]]'s gritty [[young adult]] [[His Dark Materials]] [[trilogy]], written and published in the late [[1990s]], increased in popularity and was more widely read during the 2000s. | + | '''''His Dark Materials''''' is a [[trilogy]] of [[Fantasy literature|fantasy novels]] by [[Philip Pullman]] consisting of ''[[Northern Lights (Pullman novel)|Northern Lights]]'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), ''[[The Subtle Knife]]'' (1997), and ''[[The Amber Spyglass]]'' (2000). It follows the [[coming of age]] of two children, [[Lyra Belacqua]] and [[Will Parry (His Dark Materials)|Will Parry]], as they wander through a series of [[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel universes]]. The novels have won a number of awards, including the [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] in 1995 for ''Northern Lights'' and the 2001 [[Costa Book Awards|Whitbread Book of the Year]] for ''The Amber Spyglass''. In 2003, the trilogy was ranked third on the [[BBC]]'s [[The Big Read]] poll. |
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His Dark Materials is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of Northern Lights (1995; published as The Golden Compass in North America), The Subtle Knife (1997), and The Amber Spyglass (2000). It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes. The novels have won a number of awards, including the Carnegie Medal in 1995 for Northern Lights and the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year for The Amber Spyglass. In 2003, the trilogy was ranked third on the BBC's The Big Read poll.
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