Question: Which British author wrote the fantasy trilogy comprising "Northern Lights" (also entitled "The Golden Compass"), "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass"?
Context: The Amber Spyglass is the third novel in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy, written by English author Philip Pullman.  Published in 2000, it won the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year award, the first children's novel to do so.  It was named Children's Book of the Year at the 2001 British Book Awards, and was the first children's book to be longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Nelvana of the Northern Lights is a Canadian comic book character and the first Canadian national superhero, debuting in Hillborough Studios' "Triumph-Adventure Comics" #1 (Aug. 1941).  She is also one of the first female superheroes, debuting before Wonder Woman but after Fantomah, the Golden Age Black Widow, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil and others introduced in 1940.  Nelvana of the Northern Lights is Canada’s first distinctly Canadian female superhero. William Parry is one of the protagonists in Philip Pullman's trilogy "His Dark Materials", along with Lyra Belacqua.  He first appears in the series at the start of the second novel, "The Subtle Knife", and continues through to the final book, "The Amber Spyglass".  Introduced as a 12-year-old boy, he meets and befriends Lyra in the world of Cittàgazze and teams up with her in order to uncover the mysteries of Dust and the disappearance of his own father many years previously.  He later takes possession of the Subtle Knife which he uses to aid Lord Asriel in his bid to destroy the Authority. The Subtle Knife, the second book in the "His Dark Materials" series, is a young-adult fantasy novel written by Philip Pullman and published in 1997.  The novel continues the adventures of Lyra Belacqua as she investigates the mysterious Dust phenomenon and searches for her father.  Will Parry is introduced as a companion to Lyra, and together they explore the new realms to which they have both been introduced. The Kine Saga is a heroic fantasy trilogy written by British author A. R. Lloyd (Alan Richard Lloyd).  It comprises "Kine" (also published as "Marshworld"), "Witchwood" and "Dragon Pond" (first published as "Dragonpond"), and chronicles the life of a wild least weasel named Kine.  The name "Kine" comes from an Old English word for the weasel. The Golden Compass is a 2007 British-American fantasy adventure film based on "Northern Lights", the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy "His Dark Materials".  Written and directed by Chris Weitz, it stars Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, and Ian McKellen.  The project was announced in February 2002, but difficulties over the script and the selection of a director caused significant delays.  At US$180 million, it was one of New Line Cinema's most expensive projects ever, and its disappointing results in the USA contributed to New Line's February 2008 restructuring. Pendragon's Banner is an historical fantasy trilogy by the British author Helen Hollick, published by William Heinemann in 1994, and later by Sourcebooks Inc in 2009 and by SilverWood Books in 2011.  The three books are a re-telling of the King Arthur legend.  They look to show Arthur Pendragon as he might have really been - no magic, fantasy or medieval legend.  This is the basic, post-Roman view of Arthur as a battle-hardened warlord. Northern Lights (known as The Golden Compass in North America and some other countries) is a young-adult fantasy novel by Philip Pullman, published by Scholastic UK in 1995.  Set in a parallel universe, it features the journey of Lyra Belacqua to the Arctic in search of her missing friend, Roger Parslow, and her imprisoned uncle, Lord Asriel, who has been conducting experiments with a mysterious substance known as "Dust". His Dark Materials is an epic trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of "Northern Lights" (1995, published as "The Golden Compass" in North America), "The Subtle Knife" (1997), and "The Amber Spyglass" (2000).  It follows the coming of age of two children, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they wander through a series of parallel universes.  The three novels have won a number of awards, most notably the 2001 Whitbread Book of the Year prize, won by "The Amber Spyglass".  "Northern Lights" won the Carnegie Medal for children's fiction in the UK in 1995.  The trilogy took third place in the BBC's Big Read poll in 2003. Frances Hardinge (born 1973) is a British children's writer.  Her debut novel, "Fly By Night", won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the "School Library Journal" Best Books, while her 2015 novel "The Lie Tree" won the 2015 Costa Book Award, the first children's book to do so since Philip Pullman's "The Amber Spyglass" in 2001.  She has also been shortlisted and achieved a number of other awards for both her novels as well as some of her short stories.  Hardinge is often seen wearing a black hat and enjoys dressing in old-fashioned clothing.
Answer: Philip Pullman