The science of Philip Pullman's His dark materials

By Mary Gribbin, John R. Gribbin

Subjects: Knowledge, Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Novela fantástica inglesa, Ciencia, Novela para jóvenes, Science & Technology, Nonfiction, Young adult literature, history and criticism, His dark materials, Science & Nature - Physics, Literatura y ciencia, Science, English Fantasy fiction, Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), English Young adult fiction, Conocimiento, Ciencia en la literatura, Juvenile Nonfiction, Science in literature, 1946-, Science Fiction / Fantasy (Young Adult), Pullman, Philip,, History and criticism, Technology, Historia, Historia y crítica, History, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, Literature and science

Description: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. What's the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyra's hair? How do the Gallivespians' lodestone resonators really work? And, of course, what are the Dark Materials? Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal the real science behind Philip Pullman's bestselling fantasy trilogy in entertaining and crystal-clear prose.From the Hardcover edition.