Pullman hates Narnia and thinks Lewis tells lies to children. But what do Lewis and Pullman have in common with their view of imagination? Can you have a Republic of Heaven instead of a Kingdom? Is Pullman "of Aslan's party without knowing it"?

My article on why Philip Pullman is more like C S Lewis than he might think is now up on The Critic - would love to know what you think of my attempt to at least partly bridge the divide… thecritic.co.uk/what-pu…