Story & Timeline
28 entries in the His Dark Materials compendium.
The Journey to SvalbardA frozen odyssey where a girl, a witch, and an exiled bear seek redemption in the ice.The War Against the AuthorityThe War Against the Authority, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.The Final Separation and New EquilibriumLove demands a sacrifice that breaks the universe to heal it.The Liberation of the SoulsShattering the chains of the afterlife: one boy, one girl, and a knife that cuts the fabric of death itself.Mary Malone Otherworld JourneyA physicist from Will's world seeks the nature of Dust among the Mulefa.Lord Asriel's RebellionLord Asriel's Rebellion, from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.The Gyptian ExodusAn expedition of Gyptians to the Arctic to rescue their abducted children.Rescue from BolvangarA desperate raid on a frozen prison where children are torn from their daemons.Discovery of the Subtle KnifeA blade that slices reality, forging paths where none existed before.Arrival in CittàgazzeLyra steps through her father's opening in the sky into a seaside city emptied of adults.Lord Asriel's CampaignA father's war for freedom that nearly shattered the multiverse.Journey to World of the DeadA journey to the underworld, made without dæmons, to let the ghosts of the dead go free.Search for Roger ParslowA child's desperate quest to save a friend spirals into a world-shattering rebellion against soul-stealing…Mary Malone's Dust ResearchThe solitary physicist who decoded the language of consciousness across worlds.Battle Against AuthorityA cosmic war to shatter a false god and restore free will across the multiverse.The Book of DustA fantasy trilogy expanding His Dark Materials.The Secret CommonwealthLyra Silvertongue confronts a world divided between reason and imagination.Northern Lights (Pullman novel)A young girl pursues her kidnapped friend into a parallel Arctic.The Subtle KnifeSecond book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.La Belle SauvageFirst volume of The Book of Dust trilogy.The Rose FieldFinal volume of The Book of Dust series.Serpentine (book)A novella bridging Lyra's journey from childhood to adulthood.Once Upon a Time in the NorthA prequel novella about the meeting of Iorek Byrnison and Lee Scoresby.Lyra's OxfordA novella set two years after His Dark Materials.His Dark Materials (TV series)The BBC One and HBO fantasy drama (2019 to 2022) adapted from Philip Pullman's trilogy.His Dark Materials (play)Nicholas Wright's two-part stage version, first staged at the National Theatre in 2003.Will Parry (His Dark Materials)Bearer of the Subtle Knife and ally of Lyra Belacqua.Races and creatures in His Dark MaterialsFictional races and creatures in Philip Pullman's trilogy.
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