'Pullman is eloquent on the craft and power of storytelling' Observer ; 'As if I'm sneaking into a year of lectures and classes with one of the masters of this art... Pullman shares advice, secrets, thoughts in such a down-to-earth, friendly manner, it almost makes me want to weep' Guardian Best Books of 2017 ; 'Luminously written' Times Literary Supplement ; 'A gold mine... So much richness is to be found in this collection... Humane, wise and immensely readable, Daemon Voices is a fascinating tour of Pullman's teeming imagination and an inestimable illumination of the writing life' Financial Times ; '[Pullman's] reflections on how to nourish the imagination of children in an age of screens are excellent' Spectator ; 'Daemon Voices casts an entrancing spell... To read [these essays] is to be invigorated by the company of a joyfully wide-ranging, endlessly curious and imaginative mind' New York Times ; 'A compelling, convincing, eminently readable treatise on the importance of imagination and telling tales, Daemon Voices is a powerful insight into the mind of the greatest storyteller of our time' Kiran Millwood Hargrave ; 'Pullman is as fine a thinker as he is a storyteller... abundant wisdom, provocative notions, and illuminating insights' Kirkus starred review (US) ; 'This very impressive collection of essays, lectures and reviews...distils the thoughts on storytelling of one of our great storytellers' Children's Books History Society
