Inside illustrations for Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Papercut and linoprint.

Illustrations as a set

‘“It’s a coin!” said Roger, feeling for it. “Might be treasure!”.’

 

 

 

‘The balloon lifted immediately and surged upwards into the snow-thick air.’

 

 

 

‘And behind the ever-changing gauze of light that other world, that sunlit city, was clear and solid.’

 

 

 

‘Both Will and Lyra saw what it was: a tabby cat, cowering against the wall of the tower’

 

 

 

‘Out of the sleeve of Sir Charles’s linen jacket, past the snowy white shirt-cuff came the emerald head of a snake.’

 

 

 

‘Suddenly it seemed to become aware of the circle of humans around it, and like an arrow it shot away, whole again, bounding swiftly into the dark.’

 

 

 

‘It was a minute humming-bird, its bronzed-feathered wings moving too fast for her to see.'

 

 

 

‘In the hiss and flare of steam he felt the atoms finally settle together, and he knew the knife was as keen as before, the point indefinitely rare.

 

 

 

‘Will marvelled at the way he could instantly tell which dæmon was which, never mind what form they had.’