Northern Lights

1995 novel by Philip Pullman
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Northern Lights

Summary

Northern Lights is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Lights authored Philip Pullman[3].
  • Northern Lights's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Northern Lights's genre is steampunk[5].
  • Northern Lights's genre is young adult fiction[6].
  • Northern Lights's genre is science fiction[7].
  • Northern Lights's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Northern Lights's genre is children's book[9].
  • Northern Lights followed Once Upon a Time in the North[10].
  • Northern Lights was followed by The Subtle Knife[11].
  • Northern Lights's part of the series is recorded as His Dark Materials[12].
  • Northern Lights's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Northern Lights's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Northern Lights was published on July 9, 1995[15].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Iorek Byrnison[16].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Lyra Belacqua[17].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Lord Asriel[18].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Marisa Coulter[19].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as John Faa[20].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Serafina Pekkala[21].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Iofur Raknison[22].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Lord Boreal[23].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Farder Coram[24].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Pantalaimon[25].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Lee Scoresby[26].
  • Northern Lights's characters is recorded as Roger Parslow[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8412119d-6359-48ef-9f5d-9058c064684d[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Northern Lights authored Philip Pullman[3].

Publication

Northern Lights was released on July 9, 1995[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include steampunk[5], young adult fiction[6], science fiction[7], fantasy[8], and children's book[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as His Dark Materials[12].

Subject and Themes

Northern Lights's part of the series is recorded as His Dark Materials[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Northern Lights followed Once Upon a Time in the North[10]. It was followed by The Subtle Knife[11].

Why It Matters

Northern Lights ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,798 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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