Dear Mr. Pullman, I think you got some 'dumb' letters like this from the readers, but I hope I don't disturb you. I like the trilogy called 'His Dark Materials'. Well, I'm not a child (but I'm don't feel myself as an adult with my 18 years), and I was a child when I read first your book. But I'm still wondering this book and its fantastic world. Unfortunately, in Hungary where I live was only the 1st book published. The next two books will be in the shops this year, I hope. Some interviews and answers I read on the internet, but some questions are 'opened' for me. So I'd like to ask you about it:

At first, why are two different titles of the first book? (I've read it as Northern Lights) How did you invented anbaric energy and naphta lights? Why are daemons like animals? Where did the idea of Bolvangar come from? Somewhere I read this place is like a concentration camp. And my last question is: do you really believe in parallel worlds?

Thank you your reply in advance,

Yours sincerely,

Orson from Hungary

...and you can read Pullman's response here