from hayleyscomet

This was a longer story than Lyra's Oxford, which I thought was a good thing--although I'm still glad that it's not any more than a short little companion piece. The story is of the first meeting of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison, though it focuses more on Lee. It's fun to read about Lee when he...

from jasonlf

This novella is set in the world of the His Dark Materials trilogy. It tells the story of how Lee Scoresby gets his balloon, comes from Texas to Europe, and joins up with the bear Iorek. It hints of much greater things to come, but itself is a relatively simple story about Scoresby helping a capt...

from Smiler69

In this prequel to the [His Dark Materials] trilogy, we meet the young 24 year-old Lee Scoresby, Texan aeronaut, shortly after he's won his hot-air balloon in a game of poker. He and his daemon Hester are in the Great North at a place vaguely reminiscent of Russia called Novy Odense where a local...

from princessponti

A nice complement to His Dark Materials, but not as rewarding to read. It gives a bit of back story of Lee Scoresby, its nice to be back in the universe again but its not really a 'must read'. - Good stocking filler though, especially as this edition is beautiful, fabric covered hardback with won...

from princessponti

A nice complement to His Dark Materials, but not as rewarding to read. It gives a bit of back story of Lee Scoresby, its nice to be back in the universe again but its not really a 'must read'. - Good stocking filler though, especially as this edition is beautiful, fabric covered hardback with won...