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His Dark Materials is a fantasy series by Philip Pullman, consisting of a trilogy of novels and three companion books. The trilogy has also been published as a single-volume omnibus in the United Kingdom and North America, titled His Dark Materials.

The series is a coming-of-age story which follows Lyra Silvertongue, previously known as Lyra Belacqua, and later Will Parry as they travel between the worlds of the multiverse. Fantasy elements in the story include witches, panserbjørne and mulefa.

Titles

His_Dark_Materials_by_Philip_Pullman — His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

Random House Kids trailer for the trilogy

Original trilogy

The following is a list of the books in the original series:

Northern Lights (known as The Golden Compass in the United States and other countries)
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Companion books

Pullman has also written three small companion works to the series:

Lyra's Oxford
Once Upon a Time in the North (published 3 April 2008)^[1]
The Collectors (only available as audio and e-book)

The Book of Dust

The follow-up trilogy to His Dark Materials, The Book of Dust, is currently being written:

La Belle Sauvage (published 19 October 2017)
The Secret Commonwealth (to be published 3 October 2019)
TBA

Audiobook editions

The books of the original trilogy have been released as unabridged audiobooks, read by Philip Pullman with a cast providing the voices for the characters.

Adaptations

Radio

Main article: His Dark Materials (radio play)

The trilogy was adapted as a radio play and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. It starred Terence Stamp as Lord Asriel and Lulu Popplewell as Lyra. The drama is now published by the BBC on CD. In the same year, a radio drama of Northern Lights was made by RTÉ (Irish public radio).

Theatre

Main article: His Dark Materials (play)

A theatrical adaptation of the trilogy was written by Nicholas Wright. The play is published by Nick Hern Books. The original production was performed at London's Royal National Theatre, running from December 2003 to March 2004. The play was revived in 2004 with a revised script, running from November 2004 to April 2005.

Main article: La Belle Sauvage (play)

La Belle Sauvage has been adapted by Bryony Lavery into a play which Nicholas Hytner (who directed the original play) will direct at the Bridge Theatre in October or November 2020.^[2]

Film

The_Golden_Compass_Official_Trailer — The Golden Compass Official Trailer

Official trailer

Main article: The Golden Compass (film)

The first book in the trilogy was adapted for film under the title The Golden Compass. The film was directed by Chris Weitz and had a mixed reception, and though worldwide sales were strong, its U.S. earnings were not as high as the studio had hoped.

The filmmakers obscured the explicitly Biblical character of the Authority to avoid offending viewers. Weitz declared that he would not do the same for the planned sequels. "Whereas The Golden Compass had to be introduced to the public carefully", he said, "the religious themes in the second and third books can't be minimised without destroying the spirit of these books. ...I will not be involved with any 'watering down' of books two and three, since what I have been working towards the whole time in the first film is to be able to deliver on the second and third". In May 2006, Pullman said of a version of the script that "all the important scenes are there and will have their full value"; in March 2008, he said of the finished film that "a lot of things about it were good.... Nothing can bring out all that's in the book. There are always compromises."

The Golden Compass film stars Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra, Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel, Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter, Eva Green as Serafina Pekkala and Ian McKellen as the voice of Iorek Byrnison.

The film ran into trouble with the Catholic League, whose leader, William Donohue, called for Catholics to boycott it, lest young viewers might read the books, which, they claimed, denigrated Christianity and promoted atheism for children.

Whilst Sam Elliott blamed this opposition for forcing the cancellation of any adaptations of the rest of the trilogy, The Guardian's film critic Stuart Heritage believed poor reviews may have been the real reason. Plus, Dakota Blue Richards is now an adult and Daniel Craig is many times more expensive since he became James Bond in 2006.

Television

Main article: His Dark Materials (TV series)

As part of making up for the failed Golden Compass film, the trilogy is currently being adapted into a BBC television adaptation starring Dafne Keen, James McAvoy, Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Amir Wilson.

Graphic novel

Golden Compass GN vol 1 — First instalment

Main article: Northern Lights - The Graphic Novel

The graphic novel for Northern Lights was originally planned to be released in three parts. In 2015, the first instalment of these sections was released with the second being published in 2016. A full omnibus was later released in 2017. Since, then a novel for The Subtle Knife has been released in French but no English translation has been made.

Gallery

Original trilogy

Northern Lights/The Golden Compass

Main article: Northern Lights#Gallery

The Subtle Knife

The Amber Spyglass

The Book of Dust

Companion books

Graphic novels

References

↑ Wikipedia
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Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
Main Trilogy	Northern Lights • The Subtle Knife • The Amber Spyglass
The Book of Dust	La Belle Sauvage • The Secret Commonwealth • The Book of Dust Volume Three
Companion Books	Lyra's Oxford • Once Upon a Time in the North • Serpentine • The Collectors • The Imagination Chamber • Green Book

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[Wikipedia-1] Wikipedia

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