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Once Upon a Time in the North
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Philip Pullman
- Series: His Dark Materials
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When Lee and his daemon, Hester, land in the Arctic town of Novy Odense, they quickly become embroiled in an out-and-out political brawl. So when Iorek offers to help, Lee is only too happy to accept. Together they take on a slippery politician, his monstrous gas-powered gun and a murderous gunfighter. And so begins a friendship that will continue throughout their lives.
This audio edition is performed by Philip Pullman with a full cast and produced by Garrick Hagan.
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- James
- 06-01-15
Awesome short
Once Upon a Time in the North is an awesome short about Lee Scoresby's visit to a small town in the Arctic, where he meets Iorek Byrnison for the first time. A fun listen which is written and narrated by Philip Pullman and includes a full cast of actors voicing the characters. I absolutely loved it. The story compliments His Dark Materials trilogy brilliantly.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-12-19
Recommended!
A short story from before Lyras Oxford, explaining the relationship between Lee and Jorek. A fun and lovely short story!
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- Rachel
- 07-04-13
Glad I heard this one!
Philip Pullman's "Once Upon A Time In The North" is one up there along with "His Dark Materials". Because the story is narrated by the full cast & has detailed descriptions, it makes you feel like you're actually there & then, seeing it happen with your own eyes. It is sort of like having a little voice narrating the picture that is forming in your head. I would recommend this audiobook to anyone who likes action & emotion.
17 people found this helpful
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- Doobsters
- 08-11-11
Enjoyable story and great narration
We choose this because we have enjoyed Philip Pullman's Northern Light Series and also one of us had read this book previously and enjoyed it.
Its a great audio book with great narration, its really nice having a book which is read by several different people for the characters in the book and is really enjoyable to listen too.
We would happily recommend this book to all and if you liked his Northern Light books then you'll like this as well, as they have several of the same characters in this book.
16 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Gustav
- 20-08-12
A great return to the world of 'His Dark Material
I loved the 'His Dark Material' trilogy. I loved the world that Philip Pullman created there, and I was eager to return to that world, but also a bit worried. Would this book live up to my high expectations? It sure did. There is less space for Mr Pullman to create a story as complex as His Dark Materials, but the quality of the writing is just as good, and the world just as fascinating.
10 people found this helpful
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- TheSpectre
- 05-04-15
Pullman strikes gold again!
I absolutely loved it. Phillip Pullman makes a great narrator and the story is a tantalizing tidbit into the history of HDM- hopefully The Book Of Dust will be out sooner rather than later
5 people found this helpful
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- Eala
- 19-12-18
Short but satisfying
A thrilling story - much too brief, but very satisfying for any fan of the Dark Material series.
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- J
- 10-12-18
really great!
Wonderful, the voices from the whole cast make it even more fun to listen to, I just wish it would have been a few hours longer!
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- Beady
- 27-07-18
Enlighten
A delightful long short story meeting characters from the other books but expanding on 5he situationist the arctic. Great story as usual well worth reading.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Paul
- 31-05-12
Good but too short
Bit disappointed that i used 1 credit for 2 hours worth of entertainment. It was a very good short story but in my opinion ends too quickly and leaves a few more unfinished character developments. I would rather had more of the main story than the strange closing extracts.
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-05-18
Good to be back on Pullman's world!
Loved being back in Pullmand world but it's very short so it doesn't allow for much adventure. Please write more!
2 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Frances Wartnaby
- 16-11-08
Good, but not up to His Dark Materials
An interesting yarn, but don't expect the knife edge excitement of His Dark Materials. Good enough in it's own way, but disappointing when you are expecting so much from this author.
7 people found this helpful
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- Angelina Reay
- 09-02-20
Enjoyable but short
I enjoyed the story but was surprised at how short it was for the price.
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- Jonathan Bathgate
- 29-07-19
Very enjoyable
A nice complement to the series with likeable characters and great story. It provides a great link back to His Dark Materials and the Lyra saga.
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- Carolyn
- 04-02-18
Philip Pullman has such a gift with words
this is my first Audiobook with a full cast. was well done and great to hear the book read in part by the author. great yarn.