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Northern Lights

His Dark Materials, Book 1

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Northern Lights

By: Philip Pullman
Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Full Cast
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The classic recording of Northern Lights, read by Philip Pullman and a full cast of narrators.

'Without this child, we shall all die.'

Lyra Belacqua lives half-wild and carefree among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon, Pantalaimon, always by her side.

But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle - a struggle born of stolen children, witch clans and armoured bears.

As she hurtles towards danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win, or to lose, the biggest battle imaginable.

The full cast of narrators includes: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor and Susan Sheridan.


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Read by Pullman himself and a full cast including Julian Glover and Stephen Thorne, this is glorious listening.
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fantastic book really enjoyed it. dont listen to the interview at the end it has spoilers for upcoming books bit silly really to include it

do not listen to Pullman interview it has spoilers

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Brilliant story and brilliant narration by all the cast. unfortunately the interview at the end spoilt the end of the trilogy so dont listen to it if you have read all 3 yet

Brilliant

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I loved it ❤️❤️ a great book for any won also I love Lyra and Pan.

love it

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I really enjoyed this book. I read it years ago and then watched the BBC adaptation and needed to listen again before the 3rd installment. I love Phillip Pullmans narrating and the characters are great. I'd definitely listen to it again - maybe in a few years

Loved it!

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I had started reading this after a recommendation, but audio books are better for me as I drive for work. This doesn't disappoint at all. The characters are all voiced as in a stage production, and it's been well put together. highly recommended

brilliant book and well narrated

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