Once Upon a Time in the North
- Author Philip Pullman
- Narrator David Harewood
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date 8 February 2024
- Run Time 2 hours and 23 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s gift books.
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What to expect
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A mesmerising episode from the universe of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust, giving us an extraordinary insight into this world and its characters.
When Lyra is studying at Oxford University, she comes across the story of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnisson's first meeting, many years ago, along with much evidence of the adventure that brought them together.
She discovers that when a young Texan balloonist Lee came down to earth in the harbour of an Arctic town in the North, little did he realise that he is about to be caught in a war between the residents of the town and the huge arctic bears that also live there.
And when Lee meets one of these bears - Iorek - for the first time, they cement a friendship that will continue throughout their lives, as the tensions in the town threaten to erupt ...
©2008 Philip Pullman (P)2023 Penguin Audio
| Author | Philip Pullman |
|---|---|
| Narrator | David Harewood |
| Duration | 2 hours and 23 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241615058 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Short stories, Children’s gift books |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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