In His Dark Materials, Who is Metatron?
The character Metatron is an angel in the fantasy series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. The books follow an epic struggle in which man wages a war against the Kingdom of Heaven, and Metatron serves as the penultimate antagonist in that war. In the mythos of the books, the character of God is referred to as the Authority, and is given as the first angel who appeared in the universe. He used this unique position to assert dominance over the angels who came after him, setting himself up as the creator of the universe.
