About Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is the acclaimed author of novels, short stories and plays for readers of all ages. He has received many accolades and awards for his books for children. The first volume of the His Dark Materials Trilogy, NORTHERN LIGHTS, won the 1996 Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the British Book Award. THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER won the 1996 Smarties Gold Award. CLOCKWORK was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year 1997, and for the Carnegie Medal. He is one of the most talented and well-known children's writers in the world today. He lives in Oxford.
Series
Sally Lockhart
1. The Ruby in the Smoke (1985)
2. The Shadow in the North (1986)
aka The Shadow in the Plate
3. The Tiger in the Well (1990)
4. The Tin Princess (1994)
Sally Lockhart Slipcase (omnibus) (2004)
1. The Ruby in the Smoke (1985)
2. The Shadow in the North (1986)
aka The Shadow in the Plate
3. The Tiger in the Well (1990)
4. The Tin Princess (1994)
Sally Lockhart Slipcase (omnibus) (2004)
His Dark Materials
1. Northern Lights (1995)
aka The Golden Compass
2. The Subtle Knife (1997)
3. The Amber Spyglass (1999)
4. Lyra's Oxford (2003)
His Dark Materials (omnibus) (2000)
His Dark Materials Box Set (omnibus) (2003)
Once Upon a Time in the North (2008)
1. Northern Lights (1995)
aka The Golden Compass
2. The Subtle Knife (1997)
3. The Amber Spyglass (1999)
4. Lyra's Oxford (2003)
His Dark Materials (omnibus) (2000)
His Dark Materials Box Set (omnibus) (2003)
Once Upon a Time in the North (2008)
Novels
The Haunted Storm (1972)
Galatea (1976)
Count Karlstein (1982)
How to Be Cool (1987)
Spring-heeled Jack (1989)
The Broken Bridge (1990)
The White Mercedes (1992)
Clockwork: or All Wound Up (1995)
The Firework-Maker's Daughter (1995)
The Butterfly Tattoo (1998)
I Was a Rat!: or The Scarlet Slippers (1999)
The Scarecrow and His Servant (2004)
Galatea (1976)
Count Karlstein (1982)
How to Be Cool (1987)
Spring-heeled Jack (1989)
The Broken Bridge (1990)
The White Mercedes (1992)
Clockwork: or All Wound Up (1995)
The Firework-Maker's Daughter (1995)
The Butterfly Tattoo (1998)
I Was a Rat!: or The Scarlet Slippers (1999)
The Scarecrow and His Servant (2004)
Omnibus
Plays
Picture Books
The Wonderful Story of Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (1993)
Puss in Boots: or The Ogre, the Ghouls and the Windmill (2000)
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (2005)
Puss in Boots: or The Ogre, the Ghouls and the Windmill (2000)
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp (2005)
Chapter Books
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
Ancient Civilizations (1978)
Using the Oxford Junior Dictionary (1979)
Meetings with the Minister: Five Chidren's Authors on the National Literacy Strategy (2003) (with Bernard Ashley, Anne Fine, Jamila Gavin, Chris Powling)
Using the Oxford Junior Dictionary (1979)
Meetings with the Minister: Five Chidren's Authors on the National Literacy Strategy (2003) (with Bernard Ashley, Anne Fine, Jamila Gavin, Chris Powling)
Awards
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Books about Philip Pullman
The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2003) by John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin
Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman (2004) by Nicholas Tucker
The Devil's Account: Philip Pullman and Christianity (2004) by Hugh Rayment-Pickard
Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan's Guide to Philip Pullman (2004) by Tony Watkins
Dark Matters: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy (2005) by Mark Jones and Lance Parkin
The Magical Worlds of Philip Pullman (2006) by David Colbert
Writers Uncovered: Philip Pullman (2006) by Vic Parker
Exploring Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2006) by Lois Gresh
Killing the Imposter God: Philip Pullman's Spiritual Imagination in His Dark Materials (2007) by Donna Freitas and Jason E King
Darkness Visible: Inside the World of Philip Pullman (2004) by Nicholas Tucker
The Devil's Account: Philip Pullman and Christianity (2004) by Hugh Rayment-Pickard
Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan's Guide to Philip Pullman (2004) by Tony Watkins
Dark Matters: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Philip Pullman's Dark Materials Trilogy (2005) by Mark Jones and Lance Parkin
The Magical Worlds of Philip Pullman (2006) by David Colbert
Writers Uncovered: Philip Pullman (2006) by Vic Parker
Exploring Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (2006) by Lois Gresh
Killing the Imposter God: Philip Pullman's Spiritual Imagination in His Dark Materials (2007) by Donna Freitas and Jason E King
Links to other websites
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Philip Pullman recommends
 Mr Corbett's Ghost: and Other Stories (1969) Léon Garfield "The tension is as forceful as any high-tech thriller." |  The Great Ghost Rescue (1975) Eva Ibbotson "This kind of fun will never fail to delight." |  Tiger Without Teeth (1998) Bernard Ashley "Bernard Ashley's great gift is to turn what seems to be low-key realism into something much stronger and more resonant. " | |
 Silent Snow, Secret Snow (1998) Adèle Geras "A strange and delightful tale." |  Malkin (1998) Sophie Masson "Watching a story unfold when you know the story but don’t know how the storyteller is going to make it work this time is a particular delight." |  The Kin (1998) (Kin) Peter Dickinson "A magnificent work from one of the real masters." | |
 The Eclipse of the Century (1999) Jan Mark "Read it and be amazed." |  Coram Boy (2000) Jamila Gavin "Strong naratives with vivid characters and exciting events... Jamila Gavin's Coram Boy is exactly the sort of thing I mean." |  A Single Shard (2001) Linda Sue Park "Delightful... I read the novel with enormous pleasure and admiration." | |
 Antrax (2001) (Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, book 2) Terry Brooks "Antrax is great, and it confirms Terry’s place at the head of the fantasy world." |  Country Loving (2002) Julie Highmore "It's lovely. It's delightful. It's funny and observant and truthful. " |  Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times (2002) Neil Astley "A magnificent anthology." | |
 Mr. Golightly's Holiday (2003) Salley Vickers "Salley Vickers is....a presence worth cherishing in the ranks of modern novelists." |  King of the Middle March (2003) (Arthur Trilogy, book 3) Kevin Crossley-Holland "I was spellbound." |  Jacob's Ladder (2005) Brian Keaney "I applaud the author's seriousness of purpose." | |
 The Waiting Time (2006) Sara Banerji "Sara Banerji's view of the world is completely original and vivid... she is always worth reading." |  Angel Isle (2006) Peter Dickinson "The most surprising, the most original of children's writers at work today." |  The Other Side of You (2006) Salley Vickers "A writer whose subtle intelligence and unobtrusive command of narrative I always enjoy." | |
 The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) Mohsin Hamid "A tale of enormous tension - more exciting than any thriller I've read in a long time." |  Waves (2007) Sharon Dogar "... a remarkable novel... both sensuous and sinister." |
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