Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 073936698X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 273 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Elements of Evil, Timeless Heroes" according to Best Of All. A crooked politician and an equally corrupt businessman, a pending election with universal implications, one ice-cold killer and the initial meeting of two friends; Philip Pullman masterfully takes all these elements and weaves an interesting prequel to the classic, His Dark Materials, trilogy.The initial meeting of Texas aeronaut Lee Scor. James Tepper said Once Upon a Prequel. "Once upon a time in the North" is the story of young Texan Lee Scoresby, who becomes enmeshed in a political and financial conspiracy to control the Arctic island-city, Novy Ordense. Scoresby becomes the ally of Captain van Breda whose cargo is being illegally held by the minions of an evil mining company seeking to get their candidate el. Maybe the Best Things DO Come in Small Packages I had forgotten that I ordered this book, and was surprised and delighted when it arrived today, albeit in a package from Goodwill. Having read the first three volumes of His Dark Materials with great pleasure, I was happy to learn more about their history in this entertaining prequel. Here the author tells us of the history of the great b
In this short, fantastic adventure, young Scoresby finds himself on the Arctic island of Novy Odense, a community set in an alternate past world. Montgomery, Western Kentucky University, Bowling GreenCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Scoresby takes on the captain's cause, resulting in an Old West-style shootout. Many readers will likely enjoy this book because of its quick pace and action-filled plot, but some Pullman fans may be disappointed when comparing this short text to the trilogy. . The rich mining company Lars Manganese is trying to control the town, Ivan Dimitrovich Poliakov is a corrupt mayoral cand
Another mesmerizing episode from the universe of His Dark Materials set in the far frozen Arctic, including the very first meeting of those two legends and friends Lee Scoresby, the Texan balloonist, and Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear.From the Audio Download edition.