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English fantasy writer, best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, with the Sally Lockhart series a close second. He has also written a bunch of other stuff, including the gothic-horror parody Count Karlstein and Spring-Heeled Jack, a superhero yarn set in Victorian London. He also penned an alternative take on the story of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ.

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Works by Philip Pullman with their own trope pages include:

• His Dark Materials series
• Sally Lockhart series
• The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ

Other works by Philip Pullman provide examples of:

• Epigraph: Spring-Heeled Jack, not entirely seriously.
• Foregone Conclusion: The White Mercedes aka The Butterfly Tattoo
• Love at First Sight: The White Mercedes aka The Butterfly Tattoo
• Meanwhile, Back at the...: Spring-Heeled Jack
• Old Shame: Pullman's first novel.
• Orphanage of Fear: Spring-Heeled Jack
• Public Domain Character: Spring-Heeled Jack
• Superhero: Spring-Heeled Jack
• Victorian London: Spring-Heeled Jack
• The Wild Hunt: Count Karlstein

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Terry Pratchett

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