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from The Book of Dust

Trilogy by Philip Pullman, a prequel/sequel to His Dark Materials. Not nearly as enjoyable as the earlier one, but I think that's partly due to Pullman trying to do something new, to handle more adult themes by aging his protagonist from a young girl to an adult woman facing adult problems. He deserves credit for trying to not repeat himself and just cash in on a wildly successful earlier work, but this one didn't really work for me.

from multiverse

This trope is having a moment – the 2022 file Everything Everywhere All at Once is a fucking brilliant use of it, His Dark Materials was based around it, there's a marvel movie, and a zillion other uses (see The Multiverse - TV Tropes)

His Dark Materials

25 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2026

Trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman. I'm a big fan.

It must be said that the theology framework is a bit iffy: The Devil’s Party | Alan Jacobs | First Things. It sounds great -- "The Republic of Heaven". But as Jacobs points out, the whole plot is pointed towards a confrontation with the forces of God and the republican rebels, on a scale equal to Satan's rebellion. This doesn't really come off, God is weak and his forces are cartoon villains, the actual meaning of a rebellion against god gets lost in a sort of simpleminded village atheism.

Meaningness points out that this is an instance of maltheism Comments on “Nebulosity” | Meaningness

Is Philip Pullman the anti-C.S.Lewis? - America Magazine (interesting, anti-anti-chruistian but still appreciative)

Pullman on CS Lewis: "bullying, hectoring and dishonest in all kinds of ways", CS Lewis's literary legacy: 'dodgy and unpleasant' or 'exceptionally good'? | CS Lewis | The Guardian