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  • Published: 24 June 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241548677
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.99

Northern Lights: His Dark Materials 1

  • Philip Pullman



The first book in the world-renowned His Dark Materials trilogy.

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

  • Published: 24 June 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241548677
  • Imprint: Penguin Audio
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $32.99

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Praise for Northern Lights: His Dark Materials 1

Spellbinding.

Daily Telegraph

Pullman's writing is spellbinding, his storytelling brilliant.

Scotsman

A stunning, dense and deep novel . . . funny and unquenchably imaginative.

Observer

His Dark Materials wasn't just the best children's book – it was also the most interesting fictional experiment of our times.

Reader's Digest

An eye-widening fantasy, a scorching thriller and a thought-provoking reflection on the human condition, this is a book that can be enjoyed at many levels.

Guardian

Read by Pullman himself and a full cast including Julian Glover and Stephen Thorne, this is glorious listening.

Sunday Express