The Rose Field

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Published Oct. 23, 2025

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The Rose Field is a forthcoming fantasy novel by Philip Pullman. It is the third volume in The Book of Dust series and the final book about the character Lyra Silvertongue. The book will be published on 23 October 2025 by David Fickling Books in association with Penguin Random House and Alfred A. Knopf. The Rose Field is set directly after The Secret Commonwealth, which was published in 2019. The story follows the events of the previous book, as Lyra is alone in search of her dæmon and Malcolm has travelled in search of her. It is set twenty years or so after the events of La Belle Sauvage and ten years after the conclusion of the His Dark Materials trilogy.

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reviewed The Rose Field by Philip Pullman

Late Capitalism in Lyra's World

Disconcertingly long, causing me to sail straight past the library due date. I probably should have re-read the previous books in the sequence first, instead of leaping straight in. A bit shaggy, structurally, but some effective characterisation and some genuinely strong scenes and plot lines. The universal solvent is – what exactly? Late capitalism (arriving ahead of schedule, through fungible currency and potash), alienation from the fruits of one's labour, a broader disenchantment of the world? Or all three at once, refracted through a fictionalised Belt and Road initative?