Product Description

A marvellous bundle of paraphernalia and memorobilia (including a thrilling board game!), together with a wonderful new story from the acclaimed author, Philip Pullman; the blue book to join with Lyra's Oxford, beautifully illustrated by master engraver, John Lawrence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #439 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 112 pages

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Synopsis
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. When a young Texan balloonist, Lee Scoresby, comes down to earth in the harbour of an Arctic town in the North, little does he realise that he is about to be embroiled in an out-and-out political brawl. Lee and his daemon, Hester, find themselves the target of political factions trying to take over the running (and oil) of the town. And also resident in the town are huge arctic bears, ignored and patronised by the people and treated like second-class citizens. When Lee and Iorek first meet, they cement a friendship that will continue throughout their lives, as the tensions and pressure in town lead to a deadly conclusion...Another wonderful tale from a master story-teller, giving us more extraordinary insight into the world of "His Dark Materials".

From the Back Cover
Another mesmerising episode from the universe of His Dark Materials including the very first meeting of those two legends and friends, Lee Scoresby, the Texan balloonist, and Iorek Byrnison, the armoured bear.

Set in the far frozen Arctic, Once Upon aTime in the North contains other teasingly authentic memorabilia and clues, together with a thrillign board game, Peril of the Pole, complete with spinner, game board and pieces, all beautifully illustrated and rendered by master engraver, John Lawrence.

Customer Reviews

wonderful book
"Once Upon a Time in the North" is the book for everyone who read "His dark materials".
Excelent book.

Short but sweet
I throughly enjoyed this book. I was a little disappointed that it was so short as i wanted to keep reading, hence how good it was. This was the only reason i didn't give it a 5 star.
The book was a nice addition to the dark materials series. It gave me a insight to lee scorsby the aeronaut, this was interesting and enjoyable as we dont hear so much about him in the other books.
The prensentation of the book was brillant. It has a nice cover and not only that it includes a board game which was mentioned in the book. I throughly enjoyed playing it.

Overall i would say it was a very welcome addition to his dark materails series. My next book will be lyras oxford as i am sure it will be another interesting insight into lyras world.

A good little read...
Having recently read HDM I was keen to read more of Pullman's work, so bought this one. A very enjoyable, very short story. I read it twice on the day it arrived.
The cover/binding is absolutely lovely.
I was a little perplexed by the 'Lyra letters' at the end as these appear to be dated after the HDM adventure, whereas the 'North' was well before.
Here's hoping that 'Dust' will be out soon rather than another short story.