Discover The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials

The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials

No. of pages 224

Published: 2017

Great for age 12-18 years

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The amazing true science behind the fiction of His Dark Materials, ideal for fans of the original trilogy and The Book of Dust, with an introduction by Philip Pullman.Award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how the world of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, they answer fascinating questions such as: could parallel worlds like Will's and Lyra's really exist? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? And, of course, what are the Dark Materials?

This book has been graded for interest at 12-15 years.

There are 224 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Mary and John Gribbin are well-known popular science authors who write for both adults and children. Children's titles include Time and Space (DK), What's the Big Idea? Time and the Universe (Hodder) Smelly Science (OUP) and the very recent The Science of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (Hodder).

This book features the following character:

Philip Pullman
This book features the character Philip Pullman.

A fascinating book that encourages you to think further * Write Away *

Written passionately and with an enchanting level of clarity ... reveals a world where beauty and science are not mutually exclusive * Ink Magazine *

The Gribbins' ideas are as clever as Pullman's tales deserve * Flipside magazine *

Clear and interesting * The Times *

Essential for fans of the popular series ... not only answer fascinating questions about quantum physics and whether parallel worlds exist but is also an essential reference book in itself * What's On London *

essential for fans of the increasingly popular epic. It not only answers fascinating questions about quantum physics and whether parallel worlds exist but is also an essential reference book in itself. * What's On *

Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity * The Guardian *

fascinating and accessible....Written passionately and with an enchanting level of clarity * Ink *

The authors...have a talent for expressing ideas in clear, simple language, and for finding good analogies for complex ideas. * TES *

any Pullman fan will be spellbound * The Observatory magazine *

'fascinating' * Writeaway *

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