Philip Pullman asks fans to help him find lost ballpoint he used to write His Dark Materials

The Oxford-based author posted on Twitter, writing that he'd "appreciate a tweet" if anyone recovers the pen.

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"Lost: a green leather pen case, containing a Montblanc ballpoint pen and an ordinary pencil," Pullman wrote.

"I'm particularly attached to the pen, because I wrote His Dark Materials with it. If anyone finds it, I'd appreciate a tweet."

https://twitter.com/PhilipPullman/status/1044662202853183492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1044662202853183492&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-oxfordshire-45653892

The tweet, which at the time of writing has been retweeted over 4,000 times, has garnered the attention of fans — many of whom are offering to lend the author their own pens.

https://twitter.com/knunn1979/status/1045028241621352448

https://twitter.com/McDonama/status/1045071322768973826

However, some Twitter users are a little more cynical about the likelihood of Pullman seeing the pen again — unless it's on eBay...

https://twitter.com/IrisRaem/status/1044663665268527110

The His Dark Materials trilogy forms the basis of the BBC's upcoming TV adaptation, starring James McCoy, Ruth Wilson and 13-year-old Dafne Keen, who's set to play Lyra, a gutsy heroine with a talent for lying.

Fingers crossed Pullman finds his pen! If only he had an alethiometer going spare...