Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run

The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination

The Guardian
#1689

a scream for silence watching the figure cry she heard the hard fury From words on page 594 of  The Book of Dust, Volume 3: The Rose Field  ...

Finished "The Rose Field" (Book of Dust 3). A great story but I'm not overly happy with the ending. I know reality often leaves loose ends, but I feel there are too many pieces unresolved. Maybe there will be a fourth book in the trilogy (like HHGTTG).
#bookstodon #BookOfDust
Anybody else reading and loving The Rose Field by Philip Pullman? hmu on BookWyrm I'm dying to chat about it once I finish it.

#BookOfDust #TheRoseField
I’m rereading the entire His Dark Materials/Book of Dust saga in chronological order and it’s such brilliant, relentless storytelling. But listen to this - “The evening sky was awash with peach, apricot, cream: tender little ice-cream clouds in a wide orange sky.” His writing is peppered with little jewels. #PhillipPullman #HisDarkMaterials #BookOfDust #reading
What a ride. And, honestly, it's great to have the same feeling of sadness when I finished reading #hisdarkmaterials years ago.
#BookOfDust #TheRoseField #PhilipPullman
Lyra’s last story – exclusive extract from Philip Pullman’s final instalment in The Book of Dust trilogy

Thirty years ago, The Northern Lights introduced the world to Lyra Belacqua. Now, Pullman completes her story in The Rose Field – plus listen to an audiobook extract read by Michael Sheen

The Guardian
Re-listening to #TheSecretCommonwealth now that there's a new #BookOfDust book on the horizon. #PhilipPullman #books
YouTube Tipp ▶️
#SirPhilipPullman Announces '#TheRoseField': 30-Year Wait Ends in October #HisDarkMaterials #BookofDust #Book6
https://youtu.be/CUIrQvwmJL8?si=8qdtMRBxHiEeMtN7
Sir Philip Pullman Announces 'The Rose Field': 30-Year Wait Ends in October 2025

YouTube
Not one but TWO new #books on the go - for bedtime #PrevailingWind by #ThomasDolby (signed at the recent #Manchester gig); and an audiobook for the car… #TheSecretCommonwealth by #PhilipPullman (re-‘read’ in preparation (and anticipation of) the 3rd in the #BookOfDust trilogy)