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His Dark Materials threads catalogue

Postby jessia » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:29 pm

*This thread will serve as a catalogue for notable discussion threads on the the trilogy His Dark Materials. Content sections have been divided between posts for easy editing and updating.

CONTENTS

For topics relating to events/ideas specific to an individual book, please see:
The Golden Compass / Northern Lights threads catalogue
The Subtle Knife threads catalogue
The Amber Spyglass threads catalogue

Characters and plot discussion:
Lyra and Co.
Peoples, Creatures, etc.
Plot points
Additional questions

Concepts and Themes:
daemons
Parallel worlds
Religion/The Church
Dust and the Republic of Heaven

Literature and Fandom:
Editions
Guide materials
Pullman's Influences
HDM references in popular culture
Fandom IRL

Response:
Favourite scenes
Reviews
Religious community
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Postby bethanwy » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:43 pm

CHARACTERS AND PLOT DISCUSSION

Lyra Silvertongue:

Lord Asriel:

Mrs. Coulter:

Will Parry:

Stanislaus Grumman/Jopari/John Parry:
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MRS. COULTER
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ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
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daemons

Postby Lady of the star » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:51 pm

daemons

Forms:
29 March 03 daemons test/quiz
13 April 03 daemons and personalities
27 April 03 Can daemons be an extinct animal?
29 April 03 daemon changes? Does a daemon change on its own, or does it change depending on how it's person is feeling?
9 May 03 Adult daemons If you are an adult can your daemon be a baby animal, like a kitten or puppy?
31 May 03 Baby daemons, etc.
19 May 04 What type of creature is a daemon limited to?
31 October 05 daemon forms
4 January 06 Extinct and Unnatural daemon Species
14 February 07 daemon Quiz!

Settling:
17 May 03 daemon's settle age??? When do daemons settle?
2 June 03 daemons' settling age Is it just me, or does anyone else find it weird that daemons settle when you become a teenager rather than after?
9 August 03 daemons Is the settling of one's daemons sudden or gradual?
14 July 04 daemons settling later here because it's a different world

Separation:
23 November 04 Windows and daemon separation
2 September 05 No daemons

Birth, Life, and Death:
24 April 03 daemons When you're born, where do your daemons come from?
27 May 03 How far can daemons go?
18 May 04 How are daemons born?
27 October 04 Do daemons eat?
16 November 04 Same-sex daemons
10 December 04 What do daemons do when people have sex?
22 February 05 daemons and the Dead
10 March 05 How are daemons born?
13 March 06 The Mental and Physical Age of daemons
9 May 06 daemons play dress-up! On acting
29 August 06 daemons eating instead of you
4 September 06 Brain dead daemons
3 December 06 daemons and resuscitation

General discussion:
21 October 02 Your daemons
14 April 03 Your daemon animals and/or names
24 May 03 daemons and a site about them by Okibi n Rookie
24 June 03 What is your daemon?
18 July 03 Who believes daemons exist (tangibly) in our world?
12 August 03 My daemon
18 February 05 daemon/Human Relationship
1 March 04 daemons and such Getting bored in math class
9 May 04 If you had a daemon, what do you think yours would be?
1 March 05 Why are daemons named?
7 March 05 Two daemon related questions!
13 April 06 Seen and Unseen - which would you prefer for your daemon?
3 May 06 daemon or Human?

Additional questions:
29 May 03 Animals with daemons
16 July 2003 Crimes of the daemon
16 April 05 Do people keep pets in Lyra's world?
12 January 06 An in-depth look at daemon Symbolism
11 April 06 daemons
1 May 06 Did people in the L-world truly understand daemons?
4 November 06 Witch daemons
14 January 07 Snake daemons much?
17 March 07 adam and eve's daemon?
27 March 07 daemons and discrimination
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Postby Lady of the star » Thu Apr 19, 2007 8:56 pm

PARALLEL WORLDS

10 June 03 Trans-Universal dissection
22 June 03 Lyra's world => Will's world races?
22 July 03 Alright, tell the truth, now! Do you believe in the possibility of parallel universes?[/url]
26 July 03 This Unicluster Thing CW or Gabrobot?
1 August 03 What would you do if you found a window?
5 August 03 if u went through a window, what would the world look like?
13 September 03 A bunch of worlds, or just a big amount?
29 October 04 The location of Cittagazze
26 January 05 Maps
26 March 05 Does Lyra's World exist?
9 April 05 Why is her world so messed up?
11 April 05 HDM Inter-World Geography
12 May 05 Parallel universes
3 August 05 Map of the worlds
13 April 07 Only on Adam & one Eve?
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Postby jessia » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:01 pm

RELIGION/THE CHURCH
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Postby jessia » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:01 pm

DUST & THE REPUBLIC OF HEAVEN
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Postby jessia » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:02 pm

EDITIONS

17 July 03 De-Frenchification? UK vs. US
14 July 03 New Cover Art for September US
27 July 03 Official HDM site
8 September 03 Mint Condition Book Preservation.
14 September 03 Czech covers
25 May 04 Original title re: working title
19 December 04 HDM Publisher
25 April 05 Definitive US edition of HDM with Illustrations/Quotations ?
6 June 05 Does someone have the illustrations of NL and TSK? UK
19 August 05 Signed books
23 August 05 First Edition 'His Dark Materials'
24 October 05 Anyone tracked down the Waterstone's special editions yet? UK 10th anniversary
10 November 05 Anniversary edition info UK 10th anniversary
16 November 05 Czech edition
26 November 05 Different titles internationally
19 May 06 If you could retitle the books
31 May 06 Polish edition
26 August 06 Any difference in spelling/words between British/US books? UK vs. US
24 January 07 Trilogy re-released (again) UK
24 March 07 New Edition of HDM UK
7 April 07 HDM Omnibus US
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Postby jessia » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:41 pm

GUIDE MATERIALS:
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Postby jessia » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:41 pm

PULLMAN'S INFLUENCES

2 June 03 HDM & Paradise Lost
9 June 03 His Dark Materials? Whose?
14 July 03 Marcion and possible sources for the mythology
1 September 03 The real William Parry
5 May 04 Linguistics and HDM
3 February 05 Paradise Lost
17 March 05 Whose Dark Materials?
21 March 05 Kvitebjorn kong Valomon
10 January 06 Other influences
3 October 06 Why Oxford?
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Postby jessia » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:42 pm

HIS DARK MATERIALS REFERENCES IN POPULAR CULTURE wherever we can find them

6 February 03 RHCP's new single... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop
6 August 03 HDM mentioned on King of the Hill
01 September 03 budding gardeners garden thing...
20 September 03 Budding Gardeners
14 November 03 Cadbury's Roses and HDM shocker
9 March 05 Anime that reminds me of HDM
22 May 05 Junior Mastermind
19 October 05 Song made ABOUT the trilogy
06 March 06 Terry Wogan
19 March 07 Without a Trace
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Postby jessia » Fri Apr 20, 2007 7:42 pm

HIS DARK MATERIALS FANDOM

12 May 03 which one? is your favourite?

University of Oxford Botanic Garden
05 June 03 The bench
28 July 03 HDM Ephemera - dedication of the Bench
12 May 04 Midsummer's Day

The competition
2 June 03 Pullman trilogy overtakes Potter in the BBC Big Read
12 June 03 Harry Potter vs HDM
15 June 03 LotR/HDM similarities
22 December 05 Parallels between HDM and Narnia (*Spoilers for both*)

Fan fiction & Fan art

See The Artroom for fanfiction and fanart.

Sraffie love
26 Jan 03 How did you first hear about HDM?
5 May 03 Why did you become a Sraffie?
9 June 03 Srafland
24 June 03 HDM Fans only
28 June 03 Why we love HDM
15 July 03 How did you meet HDM
29 April 04 100,000 reasons why we love HDM
5 June 04 this sraffie thing...
18 November 04 Favourite line
29 June 05 Dreaming of the books
7 January 06 Society for the Promotion of His Dark Materials
1 November 06 Number of times read

Some roleplay
17 Jan 03 Which person best describes YOU in the Dark Materials?
25 June 03 If You Could Be in HisDarkMaterials

complete to page 5 minus fanfic
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