Phillip Pullman

Philip Pullman is an English fantasy author, best known for his critically aclaimed series of novels "His Dark Materials".

He has recieved a number of awards and has been writting both adult and childrens literature since 1972, with his first novel "The Haunted Storm", while he worked teaching children and writing school plays.

He is a supporter of the British Humanist Society and is a confirmed Athiest, which has led to some criticism that his dark materials novels pursues an anti-Christian agenda. Pullman has defended this allegation by stating that his writing simply includes values that he hold as important, something most authors do conciously or sub-conciously. He has also said he has never intended to offend anyone with his writing.

The first novel in His Dark Materials series "Northern Lights has been turned into a successful motion picture called Golden Compass (the books name in the US) while his "Sally Lockhart" series has been turned into a TV mini series starring Billie Piper.