Once Upon A Time in the North
by Philip Pullman (Author) John Lawrence (Illustrator)
Set in the years preceding the events of 'Northern Lights,' this tale introduces us to Lee Scoresby, a 24-year-old Texan aeronaut and future friend to Lyra Belacqua.
Lee has won himself a poker game and, with it, a hot-air balloon of his very own. 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. Lee forms an alliance with one of the island’s reviled armoured bears that he can fight to break up the conspiracy in a shoot-out and battle of wits.
Lee has won himself a poker game and, with it, a hot-air balloon of his very own. 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. Lee forms an alliance with one of the island’s reviled armoured bears that he can fight to break up the conspiracy in a shoot-out and battle of wits.
His Dark Materials Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: His Dark MaterialsReading level: 12+
Books in series: 5
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: fantasy adventure magic religion
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Northern Lights (1995)2. The Subtle Knife (1997)
3. The Amber Spyglass (2000)
+ Lyra's Oxford (2003)
+ Once Upon A Time in the North (2008)