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SherlockChronicles.orgThe Oxford Mail reports: Philip Pullman's new book [Once Upon A Time In The North] will be given its world launch at the 12th Oxford Literary Festival next month.
Mr Pullman will be opening the window into Once Upon A Time In The North, the long-awaited prequel to the His Dark Materials trilogy.
It will be one of the highlights of the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, which will feature more than 250 writers between March 31 and April 6.
Mr Pullman's appearance at Oxford Town Hall on March 31 will ensure a memorable launch for both his book and the festival. But the 30,000 people who will be drawn to Oxford for the week-long event, hosted by Christ Church, will have plenty more to look forward to.
The playwright Tom Stoppard will be talking about his work with fiction critic Peter Kemp on Sunday, April 6, and there will be two intimate dinners with foreign correspondents Martin Bell and Sir Mark Tully.
Other speakers include David Almond, Melvyn Burgess, Melvyn Bragg, Louis de Bernieres, Joanne Harris, Roy Hattersley, Charlie Higson, Shirley Hughes, Lisa Jardine, Oona King, Hanif Kureshi, James Naughtie, Sebastian Peake, Lionel Shriver, Sir Roy Strong and Fay Weldon.
As usual, local authors will be strongly represented.
This year's line-up includes scientist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins, former Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd and poet Tom Paulin.
This year, for the first time, the festival will be running a week-long creative writing course, based at Corpus Christi College, with Jem Poster as course tutor.
The week-long full-board residency will include master classes by John Carey, Joanne Harris, PD James, Peter Kemp and DJ Taylor.
Tickets are available from Tickets Oxford at the Oxford Playhouse, on 0870 3431001.
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Wish I could go, but I’m in the US…
# Posted by JoeSchmo on 2:22, 15 February 2008
*squeeeeeee* I can’t wait!!!
# Posted by fbi_woman on 13:21, 15 February 2008
Please excuse my ignorance. This book will be in addition to and different from the Book of Dust?
Thanks.
# Posted by Ian in OH on 5:18, 16 February 2008
That’s correct :)
A “companion” similar to Lyra’s Oxford in appearance, somewhat longer.
# Posted by Phit on 14:23, 16 February 2008
Yeah, this is just another book like Lyra’s Oxford, only about Lee and Iorek. Then there’ll be a third book about Will and, I’m assuming, Mary. THEN the Book of Dust :)
At any rate: squeeee indeed~
# Posted by Ailurus on 14:24, 16 February 2008
Well, there *might* be a third companion novel about Will, but it was more of a comment on Pullman’s part than a promise - and he doesn’t like to promise that far in advance. Although it seems like a very decent possibility as two doesn’t quite add up but three does.
# Posted by Phit on 16:46, 16 February 2008
Now with all these new books, planned and actual, set in, around and about the HDM world(s), can it still be considered a trilogy? Would it be only fair for us to describe it as a series?
Or are the books, ‘Northern Lights’, ‘The Subtle Knife’ and ‘The Amber Spyglass’ considered canonical, while the rest are just sort of spin offs and add ons?
# Posted by Jessica99 on 16:53, 16 February 2008
Trilogy, plus companion novels at the moment. The Book of Dust should be larger and illustrated so perhaps we’ll need to come up with something more descriptive at that point :P
# Posted by Phit on 21:28, 16 February 2008
I’m wondering if this could be the story of Asriel and Coulter - Abby (reading over my shoulder :P ) doesn’t think that has much to do with Dust, but with it being a prequel, it would seem a logical story to follow… Maybe bring in the Gyptians and the Water Bill?
# Posted by ArcT on 12:26, 25 February 2008
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