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Once Upon a Time in the North
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman
- Series: His Dark Materials
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-29-08
- Language: English
- Publisher: Listening Library
Regular price: $19.93
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- Richard
- Boston, MA, United States
- 11-27-09
great fun
Very good reader...hey, It's the author!!!
I dug it...and any fan of the trilogy it leads to must listen...
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Ellen
- 12-31-17
If you like His Dark Materials....
You should listen to this. It offers the same charm and delightful characterizations but has many of the same problems (mainly plot related, and in this case a bit dreary in the middle) as his other books. Worth it for me, as I love escaping into this universe.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- H.B.
- 11-25-17
Short and sweet
Very good. Super short. Wish it was a longer journey into the world of Philip Pullman
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- E. Atkinson
- 12-08-11
Great Fun
This was a fun "origin" type story for Yorik and Leif, great background and I enjoyed spending more time with two of my favorite characters.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- Linda Calhoun
- 02-09-15
Very enjoyable.
I loved it. A very easy listen. Couldn't quit listening until it was finished. I love all of these stories. This one made me want more just as the others have.
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- likesponies
- 07-23-18
Great story, voice actor OK
I was hoping to get the same voice actors as in the his dark materials trilogy, but alas, we can't always get what we want. I was hoping, at least, to get someone who actually knows how people from Texas actually speak to play Lee Scoresby, but they couldn't seem to get that either. I'm from Texas and his fake accent was so painful to my ears I almost turned it off. But I powered through. The writing is great, as expected from Philip Pullman.
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- Daniel
- 05-30-18
Great story just didn't like some of the narration
I didn't much like the voice of Lee Scoresbe, It didn't seem to match what I imagined his character to sound like. I was expecting it to be lower. I also didn't enjoy how they had Iorek talk.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-22-18
The meeting of the Texas and the Bear.
I so appreciated this story of how they met.
As always, his writing is wonderful.
The bit about the rifle 35 years later brought tears to my eyes.
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- Doctor Goose
- 02-08-18
from up in the little branches.<br /><br /><br />
4.9 the highest praise possible for fruit of human endeavors otherwise,I would award fives
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- AZ Desert Gal
- 01-18-18
Adventure, wit, and wisdom
Phillip Pullman's works deserve to be part of school curriculum to help raise wiser generations. Young people can learn from his enchanting adventures to discern value of science and democracy.