His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North, Gift Edition

A stunning new edition of this prequel episode from Philip Pullman´s His Dark Materials universe that tells how aeronaut Lee Scoresby and the armored bear Iorek Byrnison first met. Now with full-color illustrations from Chris Wormell. After winning his hot-air balloon in a poker game, Lee Scoresby and his dæmon, Hester, find themselves floating north. On landing, it´s not long before Scoresby is embroiled in a deadly plot involving an oil magnate, a corrupt mayoral candidate, and Lee´s longtime nemesis-a hired killer. Lee´s been in tight spots before, but getting out of this mess will require some sharp shooting and the help of an unlikely new ally-the massive, surly, armored bear Iorek Byrnison. Newly illustrated in full color by renowned print-maker Chris Wormell, this edition is a wonderfully gift-worthy production.