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JUNE 3, 2008
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        Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman. For those of us who have been waiting for the next Pullman novel-hopefully something in connection with his masterful His Dark Materials series-a bit of a teaser has arrived. In this novella, Pullman takes us back to the momentous meeting of the intrepid aeronaut, Lee Scorsby, and the King of the Svalbard bears, Iorek Byrnison. With the flavor of an old time American western, the tale begins as Scorsby lands his balloon in a town at the edge of the Artic which has pretty much been taken over by a corporate mining giant. Needless to say, Lee is headed for trouble as he sides with the good guys and even meets with a bit of romance. This little book is definitely worth a read, although you might not find it as interesting if you haven't read the rest of the series.

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