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His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North: Audiobook

Book 0.5 of the His Dark Materials series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North audiobook runs 2.4 hours unabridged, narrated by David Harewood (about 1.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.4listening hrs
Mystery & Fantasystore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.4 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
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What our data says

  • At 2.4 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 7,923 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Mystery & Fantasy shelf

310 Mystery & Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North is book 0.5 of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series: a 2.4-hour unabridged recording, read by David Harewood, released February 13, 2024, on the Mystery & Fantasy and Action & Adventure (Kids) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.4 hrs
Narrated by
David Harewood
Released
February 13, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mystery & Fantasy, Action & Adventure (Kids)
Series
His Dark Materials #0.5
ISBN
9780593680414

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North audiobook?

His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North runs 2.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.6 hours.

Is the His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North?

His Dark Materials: Once Upon a Time in the North is narrated by David Harewood.