Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England in 1946 and grew up in Zimbabwe and Wales. He worked as a teacher for many years and his first children’s novel, COUNT KARLSTEIN, came out in 1982. THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE, the first of the Sally Lockhart quartet of Victorian thrillers, was published in 1985. He has won many awards for his children’s books, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and a CBE. His acclaimed fantasy trilogy, HIS DARK MATERIALS (Scholastic Books in the UK and Knopf in the US), comprising NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE and THE AMBER SPYGLASS, has been published in 39 languages, and the first volume is now a major motion picture, released in cinemas 7th December 2007. Philip's other books for children and young adults include CLOCKWORK, I WAS A RAT!, and THE NEW CUT GANG books; THUNDERBOLT'S WAXWORK and THE GAS-FITTER'S BALL. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH was published in April 2008. He is working on THE BOOK OF DUST, another book about the characters in the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy. In 2010 Philip published his controversial number one bestseller THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST. Philip Pullman lives in Oxford with his wife, and has two sons. Author photo: K T Bruce

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GRIMM TALES FOR YOUNG AND OLD -   Philip Pullman has selected his favourite tales from the Brothers Grimm and retold them in sparkling, clear and contemporary language. Pullman's selection includes all the most famous,...

ALADDIN AND THE ENCHANTED LAMP - Aladdin is a lazy wretch whose only trade is making mischief and breaking his poor mother’s heart – certainly not the type of boy for whom destiny has a plan. But when a Moor arrives in the...

HIS DARK MATERIALS - Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy which comprises NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE and THE AMBER SPYGLASS (the first children's/adult book to win the Whitbread Book of the Year, as well as being...

NORTHERN LIGHTS - When Lyra's friend Roger disappears, she and her daemon, Pantalaimon, determine to find him. The ensuing quest leads them to the bleak splendour of the North, where armoured bears rule the ice and...

THE ADVENTURES OF THE NEW CUT GANG - Lambeth , South London 1894 Meet the New Cut gang - Benny, Thunderbolt, Bridie and the Peretti twins - the greatest detectives since Sexton Blake. Who's passing counterfeit coins round Lambeth?...

THE AMBER SPYGLASS - The acclaimed first two novels in the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy – NORTHERN LIGHTS (THE GOLDEN COMPASS in America) and THE SUBTLE KNIFE - established this epic fantasy as a classic of imaginative...

THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST - Philip Pullman on his extraordinary retelling of the gospel stories to be published as part of Canongate’s Myth Series: “By the time the gospels were being written, Paul had already begun to...

THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE - 'Have you ever heard the phrase The Seven Blessings?' That question causes a man to die of shock, and propels Sally Lockhart into a desperate adventure that will expose the deepest secrets of the...

THE SCARECROW AND HIS SERVANT - One night there was a thunderstorm. A tattered scarecrow stood in the wind and rain, taking no notice . . . until a bolt of lightning struck his turnip head. The scarecrow blinked with surprise and...

THE SUBTLE KNIFE - Will is twelve years old and he's just killed a man. Now he's on his own, on the run, determined to discover the truth about his father's disappearance. Then Will steps through a window in the air...