His Dark Materials is made up of three novels; Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass. They've been translated into 40 languages and sold close to 18 million copies worldwide.
When his father disappears Will sets off to discover the truth about him. Iofur Raknison: (Gerard McDermott) The usurper king of the armored bears of Svalbard. A vain and foolish polar bear ruler ...
Critics have heaped praise on the BBC's new adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials ... the eight-part drama is based on Northern Lights, the first book in Pullman's trilogy.