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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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©1995 Philip Pullman (P)2021 Penguin Audio

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Critic reviews

Read by Pullman himself and a full cast including Julian Glover and Stephen Thorne, this is glorious listening.
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Great story and narration, but end interview with the author has spoilers for the rest of the series

Dont listen to the interview at the end!

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Absolutely loved it cannot wait to listen to the next book! The end surprised me!

amazing

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A long-time favourite! I don't really understand why there's intervals and summaries between the 3 parts, but that's the only negative thing I could possibly say about it. A real classic imo

SO good

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We were enthralled by the story. Both my 9 year old daughter and I loved listening to this book.

Amazing!!!

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Great book, but don't listen to the interview at the end until you've heard all 3 books! Massive spoilers, should definitely have some sort of warning before it or come at the end of the 3rd book. Pretty awful oversight

Spoilers in the Interview

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