I pondered on the character "Asriel" in "His Dark Materials", its origin, and why the name sounded familiar. Finally I came up with "Azazeal", a character I encountered somewhere else (Hex, Brit TV series). Interestingly enough, they are both fallen angels ( Read more... )

Well, well, well, late as usual. I just discovered Philip Pullman and his trilogy, "His Dark Materials". I bought all 3 last Christmas. Here we are, March 2008, and I finally read them ( Read more... )