publication date: Saturday, September 21, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)

category: Literature

clue: His fantasy novels have covered some fairly dark material.

explanation: Pullman's work includes the "His Dark Materials" fantasy series. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates


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