His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North
His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman is a prequel episode set in the beloved His Dark Materials universe. Published by Random House Children’s Books on September 5, 2017, this edition features 144 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Lee Scoresby, a young Texan aeronaut, as he embarks on an adventure to the Arctic island of Novy Odense, where he becomes embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy involving an oil magnate and a corrupt mayoral candidate.
Readers will find an engaging narrative that combines elements of fantasy and action, showcasing Lee’s alliance with an armored bear as they confront threats from a notorious hired killer. This tale offers insights into the early friendship between Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison, two characters who play significant roles in the His Dark Materials trilogy. With themes of survival and adventure, this book provides a captivating glimpse into the world Pullman has created.
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A not-to-be-missed prequel episode from Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials universe.
Lee Scoresby–Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua–is just 24 years old, and he’s recently won his hot-air balloon in a poker game. He finds himself floating North to the windswept Arctic island of Novy Odense, where he and his hare daemon Hester are quickly tangled in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate, and Lee’s longtime nemesis from the Dakota Country, a hired killer with at least twenty murders to his name.
It’s only after Lee forms an alliance with one of the island’s reviled armored bears that he can fight to break up the conspiracy in a gun-twirling classic western shoot out–and battle of wits. A glimpse for Pullman fans into the first friendship of two of the most beloved characters in the His Dark Materials trilogy: Lee Scoresby and armored bear Iorek Byrnison.
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