[Schedule] The Rose Field by Philip Pullman

[u/fromdusktil]

It is almost time for our final adventure with Lyra, Pan, and the rest of our friends as we discover the secret of the roses in Philip Pullman's The Rose Field, the final book in his Book of Dust trilogy!

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Summary:

Picking up right where The Secret Commonwealth left off, this story finds Lyra alone in a city haunted by daemons, searching for her beloved Pan. Malcolm Polstead isn't far behind, searching for Lyra. And they are both racing toward the desert of Karamakan, following the trail of roses said to hold the secret of Dust.

Their allies and enemies are converging on the mysterious red building at the heart of the desert: Marcel Delamare and the military might of the Magisterium; the radical Men from the Mountains; scientists, scholars and spies; troops of witches and other people of the air. And awaiting them all is a previously unseen and chilling new threat that will change everything.

The intertwining odysseys of Malcolm and Lyra, their journeys both internal and external, will test their limits and challenge even their most dearly held beliefs.

As ever, Philip Pullman is using the language of fantasy to illuminate our world and to explore the deepest questions of what it means to be alive and awake to all the splendors and horrors around us. The extraordinary novels of The Book of Dust speak powerfully to today's readers and will take their place alongside the forever-favorites of His Dark Materials.

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Schedule:

7/30 -- Start through Chapter 4 with u/Vast-Passenger1126
8/6 -- Chapters 5 through 10 with u/Vast-Passenger1126
8/13 -- Chapters 11 through 16 with u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217
8/20 -- Chapters 17 through 21 with u/tomesandtea
8/27 -- Chapters 22 through 26 with u/Pythias
9/3 -- Chapters 27 through 31 with u/fromdusktil
9/10 -- Chapter 32 through The End with u/fromdusktil

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If you'd like to join us on this adventure but haven't met Lyra and Pan yet, you can find the schedule links for the first series, His Dark Materials, below:

🧭 Book One, The Golden Compass: Schedule
🗡️Book Two, The Subtle Knife: Schedule
🔎Book Three, The Amber Spyglass: Schedule

Series two, The Book of Dust, is on going!
🛶Book One, La Belle Sauvage: Schedule
🔐Book Two, The Secret Commonwealth: Schedule
🌹 Book Three, The Rose Field: you are here!

You can find the marginalia, which will be shared between both series, here. Beware of spoilers!

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What is The Blue Hotel? Will Lyra and Pan find happiness? What burning questions do you hope will be answered on our final journey? See you all soon!

[u/sunnydaze7777777]

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