Description
Book SynopsisPhilip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford.
His first children's book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date, he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Literature.
Trade Review[
Serpentine] brings with it all the familiar delights of Pullman's work: its effortless clarity, its intelligence, its ineffable mix of coziness and darkness, innocence and experience.—
Lev Grossman - New York TimesTom Duxbury's linocut-inspired illustrations give
Serpentine a handsome look and accessible feel . . .
Serpentine offers aficionados a poignant return to Lyra and Pan.—
Wall Street JournalForeshadowing the events of
The Secret Commonwealth, this gorgeously illustrated volume is a treat for fans of the fantasy.—
Sunday Mirror
