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The Rose Field (Book Of Dust, #3) was the most recently released book by Philip Pullman, on October 23rd, 2025.

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Philip Pullman Stats: The highest rated book by Philip Pullman on Book Notification is The Tin Princess, the 4th novel in the Sally Lockhart series. The second-highest rated book is The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2).

The most read book by Philip Pullman on Book Notification is Northern Lights / The Golden Compass, the first novel in the His Dark Materials series. The second most read book is The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2).

Below is a complete list of Philip Pullman books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Philip Pullman is the His Dark Materials Series.

List of His Dark Materials Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top His Dark Materials books are Northern Lights / The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
Northern Lights / The Golden Compass
1995
Go
2
8.3
The Subtle Knife
1997
Go
3
7.7
The Amber Spyglass
2000
Go
4
7.4
Lyra's Oxford
2003
Go
5
7.8
Once Upon a Time in the North
2008
Go
6
7.3
Serpentine
2020
Go
7
6.7
The Imagination Chamber
2022
Go
8
7.1
The Collectors
2022
Go

List of His Dark Materials Graphic Novels in Publication Order (with Stéphane Melchior-Durand)

A girl and boy meet across worlds, destined for a terrible battle against dark forces with a knife of untold power.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
The Golden Compass: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1
2014
Go
2
The Golden Compass: The Graphic Novel, Volume 2
2015
Go
3
The Subtle Knife Graphic Novel
2022
Go

List of Adventures Of John Blake Graphic Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Mystery of the Ghost Ship
2017
Go

List of Book Of Dust Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
La Belle Sauvage
2017
Go
2
7
The Secret Commonwealth
2019
Go
3
8
The Rose Field
2025
Go

List of Canongate Myths Books in Publication Order

A bold retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, challenging the Gospels.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.4
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
2009
Go

List of New Cut Gang Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top New Cut Gang books are Two Crafty Criminals!, Thunderbolt's Waxwork, and The Gas Fitters' Ball.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Thunderbolt's Waxwork
1994
Go
2
8
The Gas Fitters' Ball
1995
Go
3
The Adventures of the New Cut Gang
2011
Go
4
Two Crafty Criminals!
2012
Go

List of Sally Lockhart Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Sally Lockhart books are The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, and The Tiger in the Well.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.7
The Ruby in the Smoke
1985
Go
2
7.3
The Shadow in the North
1986
Go
3
8
The Tiger in the Well
1990
Go
4
8.4
The Tin Princess
1994
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Count Karlstein, Clockwork, Or, All Wound Up, and The Scarecrow and His Servant.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Haunted Storm
1972
Go
2
Galatea
1976
Go
3
Count Karlstein
1982
Go
4
How to Be Cool
1987
Go
5
Spring-Heeled Jack
1989
Go
6
The Broken Bridge
1990
Go
7
6
The White Mercedes
1992
Go
8
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
1995
Go
9
7
Clockwork, Or, All Wound Up
1996
Go
10
The Butterfly Tattoo
1998
Go
11
Mossycoat
1998
Go
12
6
I Was a Rat!
1999
Go
13
6
The Scarecrow and His Servant
2009
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Grimm Tales for Young and Old
2012
Go
2
5
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm
2012
Go
3
The Golden Key
2012
Go

List of Plays in Publication Order (with Nicholas Wright)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
His Dark Materials (With: Nicholas Wright)
2005
Go

List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
1999
Go
2
Puss in Boots: The Adventures of That Most Enterprising Feline
2000
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Daemon Voices, Imaginary Friends, and Ancient civilizations.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Using the Oxford Junior Dictionary
1978
Go
2
Ancient civilizations
1979
Go
3
Imaginary Friends
2017
Go
4
10
Daemon Voices
2017
Go

List of Dramascripts Books in Publication Order

Classic scripts of famous playwrights and authors.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Valley of Fear (By: Adrian Flynn)
1915
Go
2
All My Sons (By: Arthur Miller)
1947
Go
3
Death of a Salesman (By: Arthur Miller)
1949
Go
4
The Crucible (By: Arthur Miller)
1953
Go
5
A View from the Bridge (By: Arthur Miller)
1955
Go
6
Brother in the Land (By: Robert Swindells)
1984
Go
7
Across the Barricades (By: Joan Lingard)
1990
Go
8
A Question of Courage (By: Marjorie Darke)
1990
Go
9
Paper Tigers (By: Steve Skidmore, Steve Barlow)
1991
Go
10
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler (By: Gene Kemp)
1991
Go
11
Hot Cakes (By: Adrian Flynn)
1992
Go
12
Burston School Strike (By: Roy Nevitt)
1992
Go
13
A Tale of Two Cities (By: Steve Skidmore, Steve Barlow)
1996
Go
14
Jane Eyre (By: Steve Skidmore, Steve Barlow)
1998
Go
15
The Labyrinth: Play (By: David Calcutt)
2000
Go
16
Working Parts (By: Nick Jones)
2000
Go
17
Dracula (By: David Calcutt)
2003
Go
18
The Canterbury Tales (By: Martin Riley)
2003
Go
19
The Deamon Headmaster (By: Nick Stafford)
2003
Go
20
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (By: Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs)
2003
Go
21
10
Johnny and the Dead (By: Terry Pratchett)
2003
Go
22
Frankenstein
2003
Go
23
Lady Macbeth (By: David Calcutt)
2005
Go
24
The Snake-Stone (By: Berlie Doherty)
2005
Go
25
Doctor Faustus (By: Geraldine McCaughrean)
2006
Go
26
Troy 24 (By: David Calcutt)
2007
Go
27
The White Rose and the Swatiska (By: Adrian Flynn)
2007
Go
28
Salem (By: David Calcutt)
2007
Go
29
The Three Musketeers (By: Ken Ludwig)
2008
Go
30
Cry, the Beloved Country (By: Roy Sargeant)
2008
Go
31
9
Bog Child (By: Siobhan Dowd)
2008
Go
32
Solace of the Road (By: Siobhan Dowd)
2009
Go
33
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (By: Adrian Flynn)
2011
Go
34
King of Shadows (By: Susan Cooper)
2011
Go
35
Werewolf (By: Adrian Flynn)
2011
Go
36
The Invisible Man (By: Adrian Flynn)
2012
Go
37
The Garbage King (By: Oladipo Agboluaje)
2013
Go
38
The Devil Walks (By: Anne Fine)
2013
Go
39
A Christmas Carol (By: Conor McReynolds, Richard Kidd)
2013
Go
40
Our Day Out (By: Willy Russell)
2014
Go
41
Blood Brothers (By: Willy Russell)
2014
Go
42
Flesh and Blood (By: Benjamin Hulme-Cross)
2014
Go
43
Dodger (By: Stephen Briggs)
2014
Go
44
The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty (By: David Calcutt)
2014
Go
45
Stone Cold (By: Robert Swindells)
2014
Go
46
Beowulf (By: David Calcutt)
2014
Go
47
Homer's Odyssey (By: David Calcutt)
2014
Go
48
Arson About (By: Mark Wheeller)
2014
Go
49
Treasure Island (By: David Calcutt)
2014
Go
50
Unman Wittering and Zigo (By: Giles Cooper)
2014
Go
51
The Diary of Anne Frank (By: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett)
2014
Go
52
The Hound of the Baskervill (By: John O'Connor)
2014
Go
53
Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror
2014
Go
54
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (By: David Calcutt)
2016
Go
55
Cowgirl (By: G.R. Gemin)
2016
Go
56
The Brotherhood of Smoke (By: Adrian Flynn)
2017
Go
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List of Red Hot Reads Books in Publication Order

Story collections featuring mystery, spooky events, and dance.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mystery (By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Go
2
Mystifying ( By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Go
3
Mystery Stories ( By: Helen Cresswell)
1996
Go
4
Ballet Stories ( By: Sally Holmes)
1997
Go
5
Detective Stories
1998
Go
6
Animal Stories ( By: Michael Morpurgo)
1999
Go
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List of Philip Pullman Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Thirteen More Tales of Horror
1994
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2
Life and Death
2003
Go
3
The May Anthologies 2004
2004
Go
4
Fantasy: Red Hot Reads
2004
Go
5
Richard Dawkins: How a Scientist Changed the Way We Think
2006
Go
6
Whodunit?
2007
Go
7
The Reader, No. 30. Summer 2008
2008
Go
8
8
Four Tales
2010
Go
9
The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy #76-78
2013
Go
10
First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner
2016
Go
11
10
The Gifts of Reading
2020
Go
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Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman (Philip Nicholas Outram) was born on October 19th, 1946 and is currently 79 years old. Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Philip Pullman is known for writing in the Fantasy and Young Adult Fiction genres.

Philip Pullman has written 13 standalone novels, starting with The Haunted Storm in 1972. The most recently released novel was The Scarecrow and His Servant, which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Philip at this time.

Philip Pullman has also written the His Dark Materials series which has 8 books including Northern Lights / The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife.

Pullman was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame for his Platinum Bestsellers Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.

Philip Pullman: Awards & Accolades

Philip Pullman has won multiple awards including: The British Book Awards UK Author of the Year, in 2002 and the British Book Awards Author of the Year, in 2018. Philip Pullman was also nominated for the International Booker Prize, Outstanding Achievement in Fiction, in 2011.

Many of Philip Pullman's books have won awards, including:

  • Northern Lights / The Golden Compass won the British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year, in 1997.
  • The Amber Spyglass won the British Book Awards, Children's Book of the Year, in 2001 as well as the Audie Award - Best Multi-Voiced Performance Award in 2002.
  • La Belle Sauvage won the Waterstones, Book of the Year, in 2017 as well as the BookBrowse Awards - Best Young Adult Book in 2017, Nielsen Awards - Silver Bestseller in 2018, British Book Awards - Audiobook of the Year in 2018.
  • The Secret Commonwealth won the Nielsen Awards, Silver Bestseller, in 2021.

The following novels by Philip Pullman were also nominated for these awards:

Philip Pullman: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Secret Commonwealth was a The Queen's Reading Room Season 2 Pick.
  • The Rose Field was a The Queen's Reading Room Summer 2026 Pick.
  • Northern Lights / The Golden Compass:
    1. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    2. BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
    3. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
    4. The Guardian: 100 Greatest Novels of All Time Selection in 2003.
    5. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    6. People Magazine: Best Books From the 1990s Selection in 2024.
    7. Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
    8. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    9. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    10. Good Housekeeping: The Best Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    11. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    12. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    13. Audible: The Top 100 Book Series of All Time Selection in 2024.
  • The Amber Spyglass: The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2019.

The entire His Dark Materials series was included in the BBC 100 Greatest British Novels list, TES Magazine's Teacher's Favourite Books list, the BBC The Big Read list, Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels list (2013), The Telegraph's The Perfect Library: 110 Best Books list (2008), Entertainment Weekly's The New Classics list in 2008, Audible's The Top 100 Book Series of All Time list in 2024, and Flavor Wire's 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read list in 2013.

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  4. Juliet Marillier, author of the Sevenwaters Series.
  5. Joe Abercrombie, author of The First Law Series.
  6. Rebecca Ross, author of the Letters of Enchantment Series.
  7. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
  8. Andrzej Sapkowski, author of The Witcher Saga Series.
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Philip Pullman: F.A.Q

When was Philip Pullman Born? How old is Philip Pullman?

Philip Pullman was born on October 19th, 1946. Philip Pullman is currently 79 years old.

Where was Philip Pullman Born?

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, Norfolk, England and is English.

What awards has Philip Pullman won?

Philip Pullman has won the following awards: UK Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (2002) and the Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (2018).

What book awards has Philip Pullman won?

Northern Lights / The Golden Compass: British Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year (1997).
The Amber Spyglass: British Book Awards: Children's Book of the Year (2001), Audie Award: Best Multi-Voiced Performance Award (2002).
La Belle Sauvage: Waterstones: Book of the Year (2017), BookBrowse Awards: Best Young Adult Book (2017), Nielsen Awards: Silver Bestseller (2018), British Book Awards: Audiobook of the Year (2018).
The Secret Commonwealth: Nielsen Awards: Silver Bestseller (2021).

What was the first book Philip Pullman wrote?

The first book written by Philip Pullman was The Haunted Storm, published in 1972.

What was the most recent book Philip Pullman wrote?

His most recently released work was The Rose Field on October 23rd, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Philip Pullman?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Philip Pullman book is Northern Lights / The Golden Compass. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. Northern Lights / The Golden Compass (8.10)
  2. The Subtle Knife (8.25)
  3. The Amber Spyglass (7.74)
  4. La Belle Sauvage (8.10)
  5. The Secret Commonwealth (6.95)

What genres does Philip Pullman Write?

Philip Pullman primarily writes in the Fantasy and Young Adult Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Epic / High Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, and Mythic Fantasy.

Are there upcoming new books by Philip Pullman?

Philip Pullman does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Philip Pullman written?

Philip Pullman has written 50 books across 19 series and categories, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 8 books in the His Dark Materials Series
  • 3 His Dark Materials Graphic Novels
  • 1 Adventures Of John Blake Graphic Novel
  • 3 books in the Book Of Dust Series
  • 1 book in the Canongate Myths Series
  • 4 books in the New Cut Gang Series
  • 4 books in the Sally Lockhart Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Play
  • 2 Picture Books
  • 4 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in the NHB Modern Play Series
  • 2 books in the Dramascripts Series
  • 1 book in the Red Hot Reads Series

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