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Once Upon a Time in the North
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Nigel Whitmey, Sean Barrett, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 771
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 649
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 649
Another mesmerizing episode from the universe of His Dark Materials set in the far frozen Arctic, including the very first meeting of those two legends and friends Lee Scoresby, the Texan balloonist, and Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Prequel without Lyra
- By Mark on 11-07-08
- Once Upon a Time in the North
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Nigel Whitmey, Sean Barrett, John Chancer, Andrew Branch, Tim Bentinck, Hayward Morse, Teresa Gallagher, Paul Panting, Jane Collingwood, Garrick Hagon, Liza Ross, Jo Wyatt
Long Time HDM Fan, This Didn't Do It For Me
Reviewed: 04-05-21
Nothing in particular stood out about this story and it's not memorable. I love Philip Pullman and his writing was as good as ever, but this fell flat for me.
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King's Dragon
- Crown of Stars Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Elliott
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
- Length: 21 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Torn by internal strife, Wendar faces deadly raids from the north by an inhuman race, the Eika. And now terrifying portents are being seen; old ruins restored to life under the light of the full moon and peopled by the long-vanished Lost Ones; dark spirits walking the land in broad daylight. And suddenly two innocents are about to be thrust into the middle of the conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great to finally hear this story brought to life.
- By Chris on 05-05-20
- King's Dragon
- Crown of Stars Series, Book 1
- By: Kate Elliott
- Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Book is AMAZING, narrator leaves much to be desired
Reviewed: 08-14-20
I’ve read and then re-read this series many times. It’s my favorite of all time. I will say I finished it this time (in audiobook format) only because I knew exactly how good it was going to be but DEAR LORD — this narrator is just not good. I listen to audiobooks in the car and at work. I found that in her timbre, with her pronunciation of words, this particular narrator never kept one consistent volume level and I was alternating between straining to hear (so I would rewind and turn the volume way up) and then a few minutes later being deafened (and scrambling to turn the volume down). I have the physical copies and I would switch to those at home and during my lunch hours, but as much as I commute (2-3 hours daily), I almost cannot avoid listening to the majority of a book and I LOVE audiobooks normally. This was not the case this time which really saddens me; I was honestly so excited to see book 1 at least had finally been recorded.
This series is written so beautifully, but a lot of it is in italics, the hymns and poems are laid out in columns sometimes, and the names are spelled so prettily; the gorgeous time and effort the author put into the art of the physical page is utterly not communicated over the audio version. Again, this is my favorite series and I would STRONGLY suggest purchasing the 7 book series in a physical copy as opposed to this version.
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