The photographer Rankin has designed the covers for a forthcoming edition of Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. Photograph: © RANKIN, 2021Portraying Marisa Coulter, who has “tortured and killed without regret”, Rankin juxtaposed her with her golden monkey dæmon so that their eyes appear almost superimposed. I was excited to be part of something that’s more movie poster than book cover… There are so many book covers that look the same. Photograph: © RANKIN, 2021Rankin jumped at the chance to work on Pullman’s books, being a “massive fan”. Photograph: © RANKIN, 2021When readers first meet Lyra’s explorer uncle, Lord Asriel, he is described as having “a face to be dominated by”.

Source: The Guardian August 02, 2021 16:18 UTC