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Article: A secular fantasy: the flawed but fascinating fiction of Philip Pullman.(The Golden Compass)
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- March 1, 2008
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THE CONTROVERSY surrounding The Golden Compass, the recently released screen adaptation of the first book of Philip Pullman's bestselling fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials, was not exactly unexpected. Pullman, a 61-year-old British writer of fantasy and mystery novels for children and young adults, has been dubbed "the most dangerous man in Britain" by Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens. He is a self-proclaimed atheist who has referred to himself, tongue in cheek, as being "of the devil's party." He makes no secret of the fact that his books are intended as a sweeping attack not only on organized religion but on the monotheistic concept ...