![]() ![]() “We live in scary times and I think there’s so much in Philip’s book that’s about now and where we’re at now, even more than when he first wrote it,” he said at a recent press screening for the series. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Later, during a pivotal confrontation between Lyra and Lord Asriel, Pullman writes rather presciently: “Human beings can’t see anything without wanting to destroy it.” ![]() “Men and women are moved by tides much fiercer than you can imagine, and they sweep us all up into the current,” Lyra is told early on in Northern Lights. Lyra, our half-wild, feisty young heroine, is drawn into a battle waged by much higher and murkier forces over a mysterious element called Dust – something that powerful individuals like Lyra’s uncle, Lord Asriel, want to harness for their own ambitions. And with the relevancy and urgency of the story more apparent than ever, it’s the perfect time for Lyra Belacqua and her adventures to leap beyond the page.Īt its heart, His Dark Materials is a story of good versus evil, and how children are left to right the wrongs made by adults. Now, with the BBC’s television adaptation due to hit our screens on 3 November, His Dark Materials is set to gain an all-new generation of fans. Dafne Keen stars as Lyra in the BBC series. ![]()
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