Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling

Pullman, Philip; Mason, Simon (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 1910200964 / ISBN 13: 9781910200964

Published by David Fickling Books, Oxford, England, 2017

About this Item

First edition, hardcover, signed by Pullman & limited no. 817/1000 on the publisher's limitation page, has tiny bumps to the spine ends, and a touch of shelfwear to cover corners, otherwise a solid, tight, clean Near Fine copy in a VG+ slipcase which has a touch of edgewear, and very slight bumps to corners.

Seller Inventory # 100237

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling
• Publisher: David Fickling Books, Oxford, England
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910200964
• ISBN 13: 9781910200964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition, Signed, Limited.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Slipcase
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy
  • Essays
  • Science Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

In over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great story-tellers meditates on story-telling.

Warm, funny, generous, entertaining and, above all, deeply considered, they offer thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including the origin and composition of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story-tellers who have meant the most to Philip.

The art of story-telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the instantly engaging tone, the vivid imagery and striking phrases, the resonant anecdotes, the humour and learnedness.

Together, they are greater than the sum of their parts: a single, sustained engagement with story and story-telling.

About the Author

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England in 1946 and grew up in Zimbabwe and Wales. He has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, a knighthood and a CBE. His acclaimed fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, comprising Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass, has been published in 39 languages. A new BBC drama series based on His Dark Materials, on which Philip is an executive producer, began airing in 2019.