Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling

From the internationally bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his artamp;mdash;the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling.

One of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with storyamp;mdash;from his own books to those of Blake, Milton, Dickens, and the Brothers Grimm, among othersamp;mdash;and delves into the role of story in education, religion, and science. At once personal and wide-ranging, Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master, and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself.