| − | '''''His Dark Materials''''' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by [[Britain|British]] author Philip Pullman. The trilogy, which consist of ''The Northern Lights'' (''The Golden Compass'' in [[North America]]), ''The Subtle Knife'', and ''The Amber Spyglass'', center around a girl, Lyra Belacqua and companion Will Parry, who dwell in a universe parallel to ours. The author is a blatant anti-Christian and his books reflect his worldview. For instance, the Christian [[heaven]] is made to be a lie, with the "afterlife" consisting of a bleak underworld where human souls, known as [[daemon]]s, being tormented by harpies, and [[God]] being merely an [[angel]] created from dust. The books, nonetheless, are quite popular in both the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[United States]] among atheistic and anti-Christian communities. | + | '''''His Dark Materials''''' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by [[Britain|British]] author [[Philip Pullman]]. The trilogy, which consist of ''The Northern Lights'' (''[[The Golden Compass]]'' in [[North America]]), ''The Subtle Knife'', and ''The Amber Spyglass'', center around a girl, Lyra Belacqua and companion Will Parry, who dwell in a universe parallel to ours. The author is a blatant anti-Christian and his books reflect his worldview. For instance, the Christian [[heaven]] is made to be a lie, with the "afterlife" consisting of a bleak underworld where human souls, known as [[daemon]]s, being tormented by harpies, and [[God]] being merely an [[angel]] created from dust. The books, nonetheless, are quite popular in both the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[United States]] among atheistic and anti-Christian communities. |