Philip Pullman

As a passionate believer in the democracy of reading, I don't think it's the task of the author of a book to tell the reader what it means.

The meaning of a story emerges in the meeting between the words on the page and the thoughts in the reader's mind. So when people ask me what I meant by this story, or what was the message I was trying to convey in that one, I have to explain that I'm not going to explain.

Anyway, I'm not in the message business; I'm in the "Once upon a time" business.


Philip Pullman is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. In 2004, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He lives in Oxford, England.

Books by Philip Pullman

A Sally Lockhart Mystery #1: The Ruby In The Smoke
A Sally Lockhart Mystery #1: The Ruby In The Smoke
Sally Lockhart Mystery 4: Tin Princess
Sally Lockhart Mystery 4: Tin Princess
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
Lyra's Oxford
Lyra's Oxford
The Tin Princess
The Tin Princess
The Sally Lockhart Mysteries
The Sally Lockhart Mysteries
Subtle Knife Gist Edition
Subtle Knife Gist Edition
Amber Spyglass Gift Edition
Amber Spyglass Gift Edition
The Tiger in the Well (A Sally Lockhart Mystery)
The Tiger in the Well (A Sally Lockhart Mystery)
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery)
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery)
Shadow in the North
Shadow in the North
His Dark Materials bind-up
His Dark Materials bind-up
His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife
His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife
HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE AMBER SPYGLASS [Paperback] NA
HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE AMBER SPYGLASS [Paperback] NA
HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE NORTHERN LIGHTS [Paperback] NA
HIS DARK MATERIALS: THE NORTHERN LIGHTS [Paperback] NA
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1)
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage (Book of Dust, Volume 1)
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)
Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials)
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
Northern Lights (His Dark Materials)
Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials)
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) [Paperback] [Mar 05, 2015] Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials) [Paperback] [Mar 05, 2015] Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) [Paperback] [Mar 05, 2015] Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) [Paperback] [Mar 05, 2015] Philip Pullman
The Shadow in the North (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] NA
The Shadow in the North (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] NA
The Tin Princess (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] NA
The Tin Princess (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] NA
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] Philip Pullman
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2015] Philip Pullman
Grimm Tales
Grimm Tales
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
The Golden Compass: The Subtle Knife [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2007] Philip Pullman
The Golden Compass: The Subtle Knife [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2007] Philip Pullman
The Amber Spy Glass (The Golden Compass)
The Amber Spy Glass (The Golden Compass)
The Amber Spyglass
The Amber Spyglass
His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)
His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3)
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3)
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems
Northern Lights
Northern Lights
The White Mercedes
The White Mercedes
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 1995] Pullman, P.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) [Paperback] [Jan 01, 1995] Pullman, P.
The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke