La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One

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The British Book Awards Audiobook of the Year 2018

2019 CAMEO Book to Audio
Best Solo Narration - New York Festival Radio Awards
Shortlisted Best Audiobook Narrator - Audio Production Awards

Penguin presents the audio download edition of La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman, read by Michael Sheen.

Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his dæmon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames (which Malcolm navigates often using his beloved canoe, a boat by the name of La Belle Sauvage) is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns they have a guest with them; a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua . . .

"As a reader and a fan, I was hugely excited on hearing that Phillip was returning to the story of Lyra and Dust and challenging the Authority. And, as an actor, it was a true privilege to be asked to record La Belle Sauvage, the first book of this new work." Michael Sheen

"The best piece of narration I've ever heard" - The Bookseller

"Michael Sheen's narration of Philip Pullman's new novel is better than an army of voice actors his voice is impressive, from the crisp, definitive consonants of its higher registers to the rumbly bass notes Sheen summons when some menace enters the scene, to the vast, buttery expanse of his middle range." Slate

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A wonderful book, full of adventure and thrills and suspense, very touching and engaging. And Michael Sheen's interpretation is flawless and addictive. I am deeply in love with immensely pleasing sound of his voice and with the way he portrays different characters. I'd wish he read His Dark Material trilogy as well. I find it very difficult to listen to it after such exceptionally pleasurable experience like this. Please, bring us many more books read by Michael Sheen!
Martina W 21/10/2023

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