Once Upon a Time in the North

Name: Once Upon a Time in the North
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Philip Pullman
ISBN: 9780385614320

by Philip Pullman

4.6

(5 ratings)

112 pages2008David Fickling BooksISBN 9780385614320

Fiction Science Fiction Fantasy Science Children's

About this book

"This ... companion to "His Dark Materials" tells the story of how Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby and the armoured bear Iorek Byrnison first met. After winning his hot-air balloon in a poker game, Less Scoresby and his daemon, Hester, find themselves floating north. On landing, it's not long before Scoresby is embroiled in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate and Lee's longtime nemesis - a hired killer. Lee's been in tight spots before, but getting out of this mess will require some sharp shooting and the help of an unlikely new ally - the massive, surly armoured bear Iorek Byrnison."--Publisher's description

Publication Details

Publisher: David Fickling Books
Published: 2008
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9780385614320
Language: en

About Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, *His Dark Materials*, and his fictional biography of Jesus, *The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ*. The first of *His Dark Materials* has been turned into the film The Golden Compass and the first two books from his Sally Lockhart series have been adapted for television. In 2008, The Times named Pullman in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Pullman