Northern Lights
His Dark Materials, Book 1
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Philip Pullman
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full cast
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By:
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Philip Pullman
About this listen
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." (Sunday Express)
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- Claire
- 11-12-23
My Favourite of the Trilogy, BUT….
Avoid listening to any of the interview with the author at the end. Thought it was a pretty cool bonus for book ONE, but got served with a big old end of the story spoiler, wish they’d kept the interview for the end of book three! Still enjoyed the story apart from knowing part of what happens.
I love that Philip Pullman narrated this and the full cast were brilliant too, really brought the story to life.
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- LadyDerby222
- 04-07-21
Wonderful
I’ve been a fan of the Northern Lights Trilogy for some years now, having read them several times over. I’ve also devoured the television series, which although in my opinion is no where near as good as the books was nevertheless enjoyable, and now have listened to the first audiobook in the series. It lives up to expectation, with the combination of a cast for the characters and Philip Pullman himself narrating, it works really well. Throughly enjoyable listen! I’d highly recommend.
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- Bronwyn
- 20-02-24
The storyline
I loved the characters and the story. It can be a little bit confusing, but other than that I really recommend it.
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- Lauren
- 08-07-24
Brilliant storytelling
Like the magic of the book and the way it is written good listening for me and my daughter
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- Marthe
- 14-10-21
Quite enjoyable
Interesting magic, characters have different voices and personalities, interesting ending that makes you wanna read the next one, holds a good pace, I like to listen at 1.2 speed.
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- Plum
- 21-12-22
Northern Lights
I enjoyed the book I could not put it down. I am glad I read it before watching it on television. I look forward to the next one.
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- Ginagee61
- 12-09-24
Excellent story telling
I could listen to Philip Pullman's voice every day, and because this book is long, I did just that for a few days. His reading if the scenes, setting up what's about to happen, never disappoints - he is a master Teller of Tales.
The cast all make a fantastic addition to the story and really bring the action to life, and this really added to my enjoyment of the book.
The only thing I didn't quite like were the musical interludes. They felt to me, a bit out of place, but that is my own preference. The juxtaposition of the lovely storytelling and the electrically conjured bits of notes, was really jarring, and I would fast forward through that bit and settle down to listen to this amazing tale.
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- Chadwick1848
- 20-08-21
Brilliant
an excellent book, I listened to it with my son. we both really enjoyed it, looking forward to the next book.
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- Chris C
- 06-09-22
Great story and performances
Even though I’ve seen the first film and the two seasons of the BBC adaptation I really enjoyed it. No idea what people are taking about regards the audio and performances, which had initially put me off, sounded great to me, wish Id downloaded it sooner!
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- Judith
- 20-07-22
You would have to be mad not to like this
I am speechless. No book I have ever read has been this good and I have rad. The Harry Potter series
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