Overview
- The Rose Field, published in late October, completes Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust trilogy and continues Lyra’s pursuit of her daemon across a globe‑spanning landscape.
- Critics praise the novel’s imaginative scope, atmosphere, and action set pieces while noting a labyrinthine plot with unresolved threads.
- The story’s antagonists include the Magisterium in concert with extractive corporate forces such as the fictional Thuringia Potash, opposing a realm tied to imagination and Dust.
- Pullman marked publication with a sold‑out Sheldonian Theatre event in Oxford, appearing in conversation with broadcaster Hannah MacInnes.
- Around the launch, the 79‑year‑old author pressed for changes to rules on AI data scraping with a pay‑creators stance and disclosed he has begun drafting his memoirs.