The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

Clockwork

The Invisible Tower: Otherworld Chronicles

J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds (Authors Teens Love)

Firefight: The Reckoners

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi?

Chinese Myths and Legends (Myths & Legends from Around the World)

Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy is renowned for its mystery and magic. Whats the truth behind it all? Is the golden compass actually based in science? How does the subtle knife cut through anything? Could there be a bomb like the one made with Lyras hair? How do the Gallivespians lodestone resonators really work? And, of course, what are the Dark Materials? Drawing on string theory and spacetime, quantum physics and chaos theory, award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal the real science behind Philip Pullmans bestselling fantasy trilogy in entertaining and crystal-clear prose.From the Hardcover edition.

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The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman, 1995

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex

Eoin Colfer, 2010

Clockwork

Leonid Gore, Philip Pullman, 1996

The Invisible Tower: Otherworld Chronicles

Nils Johnson-Shelton, 2011

J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of Imaginary Worlds (Authors Teens Love)

Edward Willett, 2004

Firefight: The Reckoners

Brandon Sanderson, 2015

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to Be a Jedi?

Adam Gidwitz, Iain Mccaig, 2015

Chinese Myths and Legends (Myths & Legends from Around the World)

Philip Ardagh, 1999