EXCLUSIVE: After starring within the BBC and HBO TV adaptation, Ruth Wilson is ready to relate new audiobook editions of Philip Pullman‘s traditional novels His Darkish Supplies.
Produced and revealed by Penguin Audio, the third installment within the trilogy (made up of Northern Lights, The Refined Knife and The Amber Spyglass) will function a dialog between Pullman and Wilson, recorded on the Bodleian Library in 2021.
The novels observe the approaching of age of two kids, Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, as they journey by way of a collection of parallel universes, encountering armoured bears and witches, aeronauts, spectres and one another. Philip Pullman has received quite a few awards: most notably The Amber Spyglass received the 2001 Whitbread E-book of the 12 months prize, and Northern Lights received the Carnegie Medal for youngsters’s fiction in 1995.
The audio model of Northern Lights publishes on 5 September, with the following two books coming in early 2025.
On the brand new audio challenge, Luther and The Affair actress Wilson stated: “I fell in love with Philip’s world of His Darkish Supplies once I first learn the books: they’re so complicated of their themes and taking part in Mrs. Coulter on display screen allowed me to discover themes deeper than simply her villainy: narcissism, freedom, motherhood, creativeness. Having the chance to relate this collection of audiobooks and delve additional into Philip’s profoundly intricate world was an honour and a pleasure.”
Pullman added: “I used to be delighted once I discovered that Ruth Wilson was going to relate the brand new audio version of His Darkish Supplies. I loved her TV efficiency a lot, and I discovered from that – and from speaking to her individually – how a lot thought she places into each characterisation. Her voice is of course wealthy and enticing, and she will differ it with the tiniest doable intonation right here or emphasis there and make the story dwell as vividly within the ear of the listener as I hoped it will have within the eye of the reader. I depend myself very fortunate that she was concerned in each TV and audio.”
The unique recordings of the novels, narrated by Philip Pullman and that includes a full solid, will proceed to be accessible, alongside the brand new editions.
