Philip Pullman
Hardcover | Pages: 104 pages Rating: 3.84 | 11478 Users | 1064 Reviews
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| Title | : | Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials #0.5) |
| Author | : | Philip Pullman |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 104 pages |
| Published | : | April 8th 2008 by Alfred A. Knopf (first published 2008) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Short Stories |
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In this prequel episode from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, Lee Scoresby -- Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua -- is 24 years old. The story reveals the origins of Scoresby's friendship with Iorek Byrnison as well as Scoresby's aeronautical career.After winning his hot-air balloon in a poker game, Scoresby finds himself floating north. On the Arctic island of Novy Odense, Scoresby and his dæmon Hester become involved in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate, and a hired killer who is Lee's longtime nemesis from the Dakota Country. Forming an alliance with one of the island's reviled armored bears, Scoresby fights to break up the conspiracy.
This clothbound volume features the illustrations of John Lawrence, a removable board game on the inside back cover, and the story that offers a glimpse into the origins of the friendship of two beloved characters in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
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| Original Title: | Once Upon a Time in the North |
| ISBN: | 0375845100 (ISBN13: 9780375845109) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | His Dark Materials #0.5 |
| Characters: | Iorek Byrnison, Lee Scoresby, Hester |
| Literary Awards: | Carnegie Medal Nominee (2009) |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 11478 Users | 1064 ReviewsCrit Of Books Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials #0.5)
This is a pretty cute little book, an accompanying novel for Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy which follows some familiar characters such as Lee Scoresby and which even includes a playable game inside it. Ive never played the game, but Ive read the book a couple of times, and while its not as good as the core trilogy, its still worth reading if youre a fan. It made the cut and survived the cull of my library.I'm currently re-reading Northern Lights, the first in the His Dark Materials trilogy. Not too long ago I also found out about the two companion books and this is the first.This little cloth-bound beauty tells the story of Lee Scoresby, the hot-air balloonist that helps Lyra in the first volume, and how he became friends (the best of friends in fact) with Iorek Byrnison, the panserbjørn. It tells of old rivalries and a conspiracy that Lee has to fight and although we already know the ending to
(B-) 68% | SatisfactoryNotes: Its supporting characters are undeveloped, the story is unremarkable, and it expects familiarity with previous books.
4 starsNice (short) background story telling how Lee & Hester met Iorek. Some letters at the end connect Lyra to the story. Although it's a 0.5 instalment I do feel it's better to read it after the trilogy.
I have finally been catching up on the novellas and other short stories associated with His Dark Materials. This story chronicles when two very popular characters meet for the first time. Lee has come to a desolate Island hoping to get some fuel and an easy job. Things go bad pretty quickly as Lee is unable to resist getting into trouble by doing what's right.Very nice adventure and the voice cast is stellar!
Ah so many distractions - especially when really I should be getting on with reading books I set out to read, but I guess when books like Once Upon A Time in the North come along you can sort of forgive me. This is another short special set in the world of His Dark Materials. This time it introduces us to Lee Scoresby and how he started on the path that would eventually lead him to Lyra. The story is short not reaching 100 pages however it does set the tone for what is to follow. He is a man on
A Texas cowboy. A gas balloon. A settlement by the Barents Sea. A polar bear. Local politics. Dirty secrets. And ... Action! Philip Pullman's fantasy of derring-do near the Arctic Circle paints a vivid picture that reads like a film script synopsis as well as playing in the mind's eye like a graphic novel. Set some 35 years before the events in the His Dark Materials trilogy Once Upon a Time in the North directly references a Sergio Leone spaghetti western in its title; like Once Upon a Time in
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