Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.

"Spellbinding." Daily Telegraph "A stunning, dense and deep novel ... funny and unquenchably imaginative." Observer "Pullman's writing is spellbinding, his storytelling brilliant." Scotsman "His Dark Materials wasn't just the best children's book - it was also the most interesting fictional experiment of our times." Reader's Digest "An eye-widening fantasy, a scorching thriller and a thought-provoking reflection on the human condition, this is a book that can be enjoyed at many levels." Guardian