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Northern Lights
- His Dark Materials, Book 1
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
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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- 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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- Roy Thomson
- 04-11-22
Dont listen to the interview at the end!
Great story and narration, but end interview with the author has spoilers for the rest of the series
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- Belly
- 01-09-22
Love it
I loved it. Sad but loving. I suggest for 7 and over. children + adults. Get it you want adventure and entertainment.
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- Mr. Kyle Pearson
- 05-11-22
Remarkable storytelling
A beautifully written and performed feat of storytelling.
The performances are spot on, dovetailed brilliantly with Philip Pullman’s narration.
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- Konstanty
- 02-03-23
Amazing!!!
We were enthralled by the story. Both my 9 year old daughter and I loved listening to this book.
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- I ain't givin' you no name
- 05-04-23
Doesn't talk down to children
A nice start to a fantasy Saga that doesn't talk down to kids. It's well written and although it might all end up being nonsense but I'm curious to see where it goes.
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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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