#the subtle knife

[ovenproofowl]

His Dark Materials is a franchise that tackles so many branches of physics and even creates a universe where the main course of study is experimental theology which is all about identifying and explaining dark matter while also adding dimensions to string theory, the multiverse theory, and the very concept of the human soul. At the same time, it aggressively calls out the problem with the state being controlled by the church, how people are condemned for being different and religious fearmongering stops the chance at growth both on an individual and a societal scale. It’s a franchise where the heroes of the story are two children who aren’t allowed to know the prophecy they’re a part of, who save the world unwittingly simply by doing what they believe to be right. Meanwhile, the person who thought he was the hero all along, the person who rallied an army from multiple universes to FIGHT. GOD. HIMSELF. is ultimately consumed by his own ego and forced to take a back seat when he realises he’s just one tiny piece of a much larger story that’s true heart is his own daugher. The child he abandoned, the child he didn’t know or care to know how to look after. It’s a franchise about finding love even when your biological family abandon you, it’s about looking evil in the eye and seeing your own mother, it’s about good and evil not being black and white but instead a complex and cruel mixture of both. It’s about the two worst people you know banding together at the last second to save their daughter with their final breaths. It’s about exploration and learning how to grow through experience, it’s about kindness being shared across the multiverse, exchanging stories with strangers and saving the whole world by doing something perfectly ordinary and receiving no reward.

Oh, and it’s also a franchise rich with fantasy, with giant talking polar bears, witches and ghosts, angels and daemons, and a mammal-like species from another world that travels exclusively on roller skates. 

And it fucking. rocks.

#his dark materials #phillip pullman #hdm #lyra belacqua #will parry #marisa coulter #lord asriel #mary malone #northern lights #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #i feel like i didn't even scrape the surface. the universe created here has fascinated me since i was a kid #but as i've gotten older i've really learned to appreciate all the scientific theories that are expanded upon using fantasy and philosophy #as someone who has a weird obsession with theoretical physics hdm scratches a very specific itch 😂 #anyway that's my little rant over. i'm done now.

[winter2468]

His Dark Materials where everything is the same except Mrs Coulter’s daemon is the stylish but illegal monkey

#this is not a his dark materials quote #his dark materials #hdm #mrs coulter #marisa coulter #stylish but illegal monkey #the golden monkey #the northern lights #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #daemons

[quotespile]

Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.

Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife

#literature #quotes #Philip Pullman #The Subtle Knife #quote #books #lit

[chaotictoast]

I love series where the main character(s) didn’t actually save the world to save the world.

They were just doing something else and happened to save the world at the same time.

#lyra silvertongue #lyra belacqua #kaz brekker #six of crows #his dark materials #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #grishaverse #shadow and bone #nina zenik #matthias helvar #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #inej ghafa #text post #for the crows it was money #for lyra her BFF JUST DIED #like give her a break

[casualavocados]

"Well, this was a mercantile city. A city of traders and bankers. We thought we knew about bonds. We thought a bond was something negotiable, something that could be bought and sold and exchanged and converted....But about these bonds, we were wrong. We undid them, and we let the Spectres in."

HIS DARK MATERIALS • The Subtle Knife — 2.04 / Chapter 8: The Tower of The Angels

#hdmedit #his dark materials #hdm #hisdarkmaterialsedit #the subtle knife #cittagazze #will parry #lyra silvertongue #pantalaimon #marisa coulter #mary malone #hdmsource #userzhr #userjjessi #userplatinum #userpegs #uservid #hipranparakul #usernuria #*cajedit #*gif #this is purely vibes and c'gazze vibes and mary is included bc she talks to the angels #and the monkey is included for foreboding #godbless & thank you #i fucking adore this episode goodBYE

[geekynerfherder]

'The Golden Compass', 'The Subtle Knife', The Amber Spyglass' & 'La Belle Sauvage' by Takumi.

Cover art for the Japanese editions of the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, and book 1 of 'The Book Of Dust' trilogy written by Philip Pullman.

#Art #Takumi #His Dark Materials #The Golden Compass #The Subtle Knife #The Amber Spyglass #The Book Of Dust #La Belle Sauvage #Lyra Belacqua #Lyra Silver Tongue #Mrs Coulter #Will Parry #Serafina Pekkala #Mary Malone #Lord Asriel #Malcolm Polstead #Gerard Bonneville #Books #Book Cover #Cover Art #Japan #Japanese

[clarisimart]

Every single adult who comes into direct contact with Lyra and talks with her for any period of time (and is not related to her): I only had Lyra for ten seconds, but if anything happened to her, I would kill everyone in this room and then myself.

Meanwhile, her bio parents: Excuse you, the only one who is allowed to horrifically mistreat my daughter and do unforgivable things to her and those she cares about, is me!

#His dark materials #lyra belacqua #lyra silvertongue #marisa coulter #lord asriel #Both of them get parent of the year awards #Different brands of abuse but still #Marisa's I don't care about my daughter until I remember she existed and then get possessive and controlling #Vs #Asriels I couldn't get less of a shit but I'll guess she'll be safe but not cared for and then get jealous when she's more special than me #FIGHT #AT LEAST THEY KINDA DIED PROTECTING HER KINDA #Lyra really frigging lucked out when it came to progenitors #Northern lights #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass

[deadpanstudio]

Title Transfer http://dlvr.it/Syj825

#artist #cornishartist #hand #british artist #britishartist #san francisco #sanfranciscoartist #cornish artist #his dark materials #the subtle knife #the golden compass #philip pullman

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

(faq · submit a book)

#fantasy #books #The Subtle Knife #Philip Pullman #His Dark Materials #poll #result: yes #l: English

[three-atoms]

Japanese paperback covers of His Dark Materials and La Belle Sauvage

Source

#his dark materials #hdm #cover art #japanese covers #northern lights #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #the book of dust #la belle sauvage #lyra belacqua #marisa coulter #will parry #serafina pekkala #mary malone #asriel belacqua #malcolm polstead #gerard bonneville #the hyena looks rabid #fun fact: hyenas are most closely related to meerkats and mongoose #m #🌌🌌🌌

[rufousnmacska]

Happy Philip Pullman rips your heart from your chest and gleefully stomps it into the ground Day!

#his dark materials #lyra belacqua #will parry #midsummer day #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #lyra silvertongue #silverparry

[beasanfi1997]

His Dark Materials the best franchise

#his dark materials #lyra belacqua #pantalaimon #will parry #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #la belle sauvage #the secret commonwealth #the book of dust #philip pullman

[derangedrhythms]

[…] she saw [the angels] as human-formed only because her eyes expected to. If she were to perceive their true form, they would seem more like architecture than organism, like huge structures composed of intelligence and feeling.

Philip Pullman, from ‘The Subtle Knife’

#philip pullman #his dark materials #the subtle knife #prose #fragments #celestial

[casualavocados]

HIS DARK MATERIALS 2.04 | Tower Of The Angels

#hdmedit #his dark materials #hdm #hisdarkmaterialsedit #will parry #giacomo paradisi #the subtle knife #hdmsource #userzhr #userjjessi #userplatinum #userpegs #*cajedit #*gif #i enjoyed coloring this im ngl #anyway this is my most beloved son. of all time. yeah i am fixating heavily on this episode but it's his episode #its my rewatch and i get to choose the gifs i make <3

[fieldsofwax]

Let go of Harry Potter, it was never even that deep. Read/watch His Dark Materials- THAT’S the mind blowing, perspective changing fantasy series you were looking for and should have had growing up (if the Catholic Church hadn’t taken that away from you). Remember that movie about the little girl and the polar bear in 2007, “The Golden Compass?” Yeah, it was boycotted and censored by the church. I’m so thankful to have been introduced to it as a child so that I could have a childhood special interest series that wasn’t Harry Potter- because I’d be heartbroken and coping rn if Harry Potter had been my favorite. HDM is feminist, supports queer rights with queer characters, it teaches metaphysics, and is against religious fascism.

#his dark materials #HDM #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #phillip pullman #jk rowling #harry potter #hogwarts #hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy antisemitism #terf #jk Rowling antisemitism #jk Rowling terf

[anolis3]

"His Dark Materials", by Philip Pullman.

"One moment several things are possible, the next moment only one happens, and the rest don't exist. Except that other worlds have sprung into being, on which the did happen.", from The Golden Compass.

"The first ghost to leave the world of the dead was Roger. He took a step forward, and turned to look back at Lyra, and laughed in surprise as he found himself turning into the night, the starlight, the air... and then he was gone, leaving behind such a vivid little burst of happiness.", from The Amber Spyglass.

#his dark materials #philip pullman #the golden compass #the subtle knife #the amber spyglass #the book of dust #goodreads #booklr #reading #moodboard