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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780375845109 ISBN: 0375845100 Label: Knopf Books for Young Readers Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: April 08, 2008 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: April 08, 2008 Studio: Knopf Books for Young Readers Editorial Review: Product Description: In this new 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 oil magnate Larsen Manganese, corrupt mayoral candidate Ivan Poliakov, and Lee's longtime nemesis from the Dakota Country: Pierre McConville, 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. This exquisite clothbound volume features the illustrations of John Lawrence, a removable board game—Peril of the Pole—on the inside back cover, and 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - I want moreThis book is great If your craving more from His Dark Materials. It's a must have. This book will allow you to see the bond between Iorek and Lee. Enjoy! Rating: - Once Upon a Time in the NorthThis was a great book to include with the Golden Compass Trilogy, as it gave more insight into the armored bears. Rating:  - Pullman NovellaThe two most recent novellas by PP are good, but not as engaging as the Dark Material series. This prequel sheds light on how Lee and Iorek met and more specifically Lee's character. I'd really like to see a prequel focused on Lyra's father. The audience for this book isn't as vast as the Dark Materials series. Rating: - Once Upon a Time in the NorthOnce Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman: It's been some time since Philip Pullman has published anything set in the world of His Dark Materials; the last offering was a very short story called Lyra's Oxford. In Once Upon a Time in the North, Pullman returns with an original tale about Lee Scoresby the aeronaut, weighing in at just under a hundred pages - and while fans would wish for three times as much, it's certainly much better than nothing. In a poker game in his native Texas, ... Read More Rating: - An election and dangerous encounters mark a gripping fantasy Philip Pullman's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE NORTH provides another strong fantasy from His Dark Materials and is set in the frozen Arctic, where a series of clues and a board game becomes a dangerous quest for knowledge. A cargo balloon, an election and dangerous encounters mark a gripping fantasy perfect for older readers. |
