Once upon a time in the north is a fantasy short story by philip pullman published on 3 april 2008 in the united kingdom it is a prequel to the his dark materials trilogy on 14 april lee scoresby a 24 year old aeronaut and his daemon hester land in the town of novy odense a harbour town on. Once upon a time in the north is the story of young texan lee scoresby who becomes enmeshed in a political and financial conspiracy to control the arctic island city novy ordense scoresby becomes the ally of captain van breda whose cargo is being illegally held by the minions of an evil mining company seeking to get their candidate elected mayor in an upcoming election. Philip pullman is the author of many other much lauded novels other volumes related to his dark materials lyras oxford once upon a time in the north and the collectors for younger readers i was a rat count karlstein two crafty criminals spring heeled jack and the scarecrow and his servant. His dark materials once upon a time in the north pullman philip lawrence john 9780399555442 books amazonca