The Shadow in the North

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name = The Shadow in the North
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author = Philip Pullman
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Sally Lockhart series
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publisher = Scholastic Point
release_date = 1986
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pages = 288
isbn = 978-0439977814
preceded_by = The Ruby in the Smoke
followed_by = The Tiger in the Well

"The Shadow in the North" (1986) is a book by the English author Philip Pullman. It was originally published as "The Shadow in the Plate".

Plot introduction

An elderly lady loses her money on an investment; a conjuror is pursued by thugs; and a clairvoyant mentions the name of the richest man in Europe and his mysterious company. Seemingly unconnected events set Sally Lockhart on the trail of an evil far more awful than she could ever imagine.

ally Lockhart series

The book is the second in the Sally Lockhart series:

# "The Ruby in the Smoke"
# "The Shadow in the North"
# "The Tiger in the Well"
# "The Tin Princess"

TV adaptation

A BBC TV Movie adaptation starring Billie Piper as Sally. It aired December 30 2007 on BBC1 in the UK. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shadowinthenorth/ BBC - Drama - The Shadow in the North ] ] It also aired in the United States on the PBS station "Masterpiece Mystery!" under the title "The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: The Shadow in the North."

All four books will eventually be adapted for television by the BBC.

Trivia

The character of Hopkinson/Nordenfels seems to be based on Swedish inventor Thorsten Nordenfelt, particularly his move from Sweden to England, his investment in British railway technology and the development of the Nordenfelt gun which all have parallels in the book.

References

External links

* [http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=30 Pullman's page on the book]
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