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The Rose Field
AuthorPhilip Pullman
IllustratorChristopher Wormell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Book of Dust
Release number
3
GenreFantasy
PublisherPenguin Random House
Publication date
23 October 2025[1]
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
ISBN978-0-241-79757-0
Preceded byThe Secret Commonwealth 

The Rose Field is a forthcoming fantasy novel by Philip Pullman.[2] It is the third volume in The Book of Dust series and the final book about the character Lyra Silvertongue.[2][3] The book will be published on 23 October 2025 by David Fickling Books in association with Penguin Random House and Alfred A. Knopf.[2][3][4] The Rose Field is set directly after The Secret Commonwealth, which was published in 2019.[4]

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.[2] 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.[2]

Title

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"What will you do when you find this place in the desert, the opening to the world of the roses?”

“Defend it...Die defending it.”

Lyra Silvertongue in The Rose Field

The Rose Field of the title refers to a field in the sense of a magnetic or gravitational field, first mentioned in the opening chapters of Northern Lights during a discussion of the mysterious phenomenon called Dust.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Rose Field: The Book of Dust Volume Three". Penguin Books. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Knight, Lucy (29 April 2025). "Philip Pullman announces The Rose Field, the final part of Lyra's story". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Youngs, Ian (29 April 2025). "Philip Pullman 'relieved' to finish Lyra's final book". BBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b Schaub, Michael (29 April 2025). "New Novel by Philip Pullman Coming This Fall". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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