Exploring Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: An Unauthorized Adventure Through the Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass

by Lois H. Gresh

"His Dark Materials" is one of the most popular, award-winning fantasies of all time, a bestselling trilogy hailed as "a modern classic" by "The New York Times." Now, for the first time ever, Lois H. Gresh helps young readers examine Pullman's intricate universe with "Exploring His Dark Materials, "the ultimate companion guide. Gresh's fun, interactive book explores the complex science, religion, and fantastic elements of "His Dark Materials "in a way that's both informative and fun for younger readers. "Exploring His Dark Materials "is filled with sidebars, history, facts and an in-depth analysis of the books, answering questions like: *What are daemons?*Why is dust important to the series?* Is Dark Material real and how does it relate to our universe?* What are the origins of ghosts and shapeshifters?*And much more " ""Exploring His Dark Materials" is a thrilling and essential guide for young adults to help them explore this fantastic and challenging fantasy world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031234743X
• ISBN13: 9780312347437
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Griffin
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

A nicely done exploration of the trillogy's concepts and chararcters

I wrote this mainly to balance out the rating of the previous (first) reviewer, who doesn't seem to realize that reviewing Gersh's book on its own merits and one's personal feelings about Pullman's "His Dark Materials" Trillogy are NOT the same thing!! That in mind, Gersh's book is an extremely entertaining and informative exploration of many of the major concepts ("Dust," "Daemons") and Character Types ("Witches")found in the books, in historical, folkloric, scientific, and theological perspective. It is nice suplementary reading for lovers of the trillogy of all ages.