excellent dramatised audio book

Having watched and enjoyed the movie 'The Golden Compass' I heard many friends who had read the original books and expressed how much better they were than the film. I didn't realise how right they were! Fantastically written and brilliantly read by Mr Pullman himself this audiobook was truly a joy. The actors were all of the highest standard and the whole thing left me enraptured from start to finish. Top notch.

If you enjoyed Northern Lights then you will enjoy this one just as much. A compelling listen. Great characters. Very well narrated. Excellent!

I had to force myself to finish listening to this book. I had really enjoyed the first book, and the second was ok but this was a real let down. It just seemed to drag on and on, as well as losing it's way at several points and it just didn't work for me. Shame as the series had started out with so much promise. The reading was very well performed but this just couldn't rescue it from sinking.

An excellent listen! The voice acting is great, as is the narration provided by Phillip Pullman himself. I loved reading the books years ago therefore this unabridged version does not disappoint. Great sound quality (although sometimes the occasional music can be a bit weird, but I think they were in the previous audiobooks, not this). Really gets you to think about what consciousness is, as well as being a cracking story. Highly recommended!

I read these books a few years ago so thought I would give the first book a try on Audible, this is so well put together like a stage production, with different voice actors for the characters really helped to draw you into the story and didnt make you grimace when some narrators try to do funny accents or different genders. Any way first book got me hooked books 2 and 3 were swiftly purchased. Although I swear the voice actor for Will changes in the final book which was a bit offputting for a few chapters. Still highly recommended.

This third book in Philip Pullmans trilogy of books 'His Dark Materials' is wonderfully narrated by Philip Pullman himself and portrayed by a full cast and continues where the 'Subtle Knife' left off. It takes the listener into another fantastical world as well as the ones we have come to know in the previous two books. Lyra has to escape the clutches of her evil mother to save her friend Roger from the world of the dead while a great war looms. It is enthralling and exciting and a great listen.

Fabulous book, we listen to it in the car and have actually gone out and sat on the driveway just to hear the next bit. The quality is fantastic and the actual story itself is complex and compelling. A really unique story line that keeps young children interested and also a deeper meaning that keeps the adults questioning. Made all the better as it is narrated by the author himself. Can not recommend highly enough, but am at a loss as to what to listen to next!

The His Dark Materials trilogy is an outstanding achievement, and even as it gets more and more bizarre in this final book it doesn't lose pace or cohesiveness. Philip Pullman narrates extremely well and the casting of individual characters, Lyra in particular, is spot on. The only thing I didn't like was the use of distracting Americanisms like 'traffic circle' for 'roundabout' that aren't in my original paperback copies. Taken all together, these three books represent my best purchase from Audible and I can't recommend them highly enough.

I have listened to all three parts of this trilogy. I loved part one but each successive part has not been anywhere near as good. The last part was very slow and diappointing.