many writers，artists，and musicians，from ancient myths and legends，to many recent works accepted by a wide audience today.

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on 19th October 1946.The early part of his life was spent travelling all over the world，because his father and then his stepfather were both in the Royal Air Force.He spent part of his childhood in Australia，where he first met the wonders of comics，and grew to love Superman and Batman in particular. He is the author of several best­selling books, most especially the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and the adapted biography of Jesus，