<![CDATA[io9: Philip Pullman]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Philip Pullman]]> http://io9.com/tag/philip pullman http://io9.com/tag/philip pullman <![CDATA[10 great science fiction novels that have been banned]]> In honor of Banned Books Week, Geekosystem's Susana Polo looks at 10 great science fiction novels that have been banned, or at least threatened with removal from libraries and schools. Including some major classics of the genre! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5653504&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What It Means To Live In A World Without Censorship]]> This week Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials series, gracefully answered a question he's asked often (and I paraphrase): Why must he insist on offending people with books that attack the Christian Church? More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5505829&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Philip Pullman Sets Aside His Dark Materials For His Dark Messiahs]]> He raised the ire of readers all over the world with his sideways glance at the Catholic Church in the series "His Dark Materials." With his new novel, Philip Pullman imagines a Jesus that had, yes, an evil twin brother. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5504776&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Inception Trailer Secrets, Hobbit Casting Call, Lafayette's New Squeeze, And Harry Potter Pics]]> Spoilerama: A fan-edited Inception trailer makes sense of the chaos, a Hobbit casting call rounds out the characters, and there are two new clue-filled "Lost supper" pics. Also, Harry Potter trailer pics, Philip Pullman/Doctor Who rumors, and True Blood's heartthrob. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5440269&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Celebrate Controversial Science Fiction — Read a Banned Book]]> The last week in September is the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, when the ALA highlights books that have been banned and challenged in bookstores, libraries, and schools across the United States. You can check out our list of the most frequently banned science fiction books of the 21st Century, or the ALA's lists of frequently challenged books. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5369682&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Golden Compass May Be Solo Dark Material]]> If you were one of the many unsatisfied with last year's movie version of Philip Pullman's parallel universe parable The Golden Compass, here's some cold comfort - At least you're unlikely to face similar disappointment from movies based upon the later two books in the His Dark Materials trilogy, given that it's looking like they'll never be made. More »
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