Zeppelins are very much a staple of the alternative history genre, featuring as they do in His Dark Materials. The BBC have an interesting piece on the noble craft. Philip Pullman gives a few words on his use of the drigible: “I used it for scenery. It is picturesque. The curious notion of something that is lighter than air is fascinating to begin with. There are also associations with glamour and luxury, the idea of sipping champagne as you cross the Atlantic. And it ties into our feelings about the threat that conventional aviation poses to the environment.” Read more.
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I do love zeppelins. It's almost instant authenticity in a novel like HDM…
mmm…me too.
There goes Philip about planes again. It's cars and trucks that are the biggest environmental polluters, Phil. Cars and trucks!
Happy News:
Philip Pullman was mentioned more than J.K. Rowling in this week's NYTimes Book Review!!!!!!!
There were 2 ads for the TGC 10th Anniversary Edition- 1 for the book, 1 for audiobook
And in a review for some book they talked about Pullman, saying basically that HDM was better written and more ambitious than the book.
So, it was a good day 🙂