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The Rose Field takes Philip Pullman’s ‘Dust’ to its philosophical conclusions

The Rose Field, the third and final volume in Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust trilogy is finally in the hands of his readers.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2025

The Rose Field by Philip Pullman – nail-biting conclusion to the Northern Lights series

The Book of Dust trilogy is brought to a complex and fitting end as Lyra battles the Magisterium over her lost imagination

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2025

10 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books About Parallel Universes (When This One Is Too Much)

This reality ain't it.

The Mary Sue · Jul 29, 2025

10 Fantasy Books With Final Boss Level Villains

Each of these fantasy foes deserves a Dark Souls health bar

The Mary Sue · Jun 7, 2025

The 10 Best Dark Academia Fantasy Books

There will be a quiz at the end of this darkly academic list. Hope you studied.

The Mary Sue · Jun 4, 2025

The 10 Best Fantasy Series That Are Actually Finished

Unlike "There and Back Again" by a certain hobbit, these fantasy books are actually complete.

The Mary Sue · May 14, 2025

Sir Philip Pullman announces finale to The Book Of Dust trilogy

Welsh actor Michael Sheen narrated the first two volumes of The Book Of Dust and will return to narrate the final book.

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman audiobook review – a mesmerising reading by Ruth Wilson

The actor narrates the first book in the author’s beloved His Dark Materials trilogy, giving a richly textured performance

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

My favourite fictional character: I'll never forget these half-wild, 'too much' heroines – Philip Pullman's Lyra and Elena Ferrante's Lila

Reading Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights to my children around 2007, I met its heroine, Lyra Belacqua. My children barely remember her. I will never forget her – nor Pantalaimon, her daemon; her soul in protean animal form.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

‘If Tom Cruise calls and asks me to climb a mountain, I’ll be there’: Amir Wilson on His Dark Materials, grief, and the great outdoors

The rising British star is returning to play Will Parry one final time for the BBC’s third series of ‘His Dark Materials’. He tells Roisin O’Connor why he has no trouble relating to Will’s grief over the death of his father, his hopes for future roles, and why scaling cliff-faces…

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022