The Book of Dust: The Rose Field (Book of Dust, Volume 3)

De: Philip Pullman

Narrado por: Michael Sheen

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The breathtaking conclusion to Philip Pullman’s landmark new trilogy The Book of Dust! Return to the world of His Dark Materials and discover what fate has in store for Lyra, “one of fantasy’s most indelible heroines” (The New York Times Magazine).

“Pullman’s abilities as a storyteller are stupendous, and on full display.”—The Atlantic

“Tremendously entertaining.”—Slate

Lyra Silvertongue is 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.

Look for the entire trilogy of THE BOOK OF DUST:
La Belle Sauvage • The Secret Commonwealth • The Rose Field

And Lyra’s adventures begin in HIS DARK MATERIALS:
The Golden Compass • The Subtle Knife • The Amber Spyglass

Reseñas de la Crítica

★ “As ever, Philip Pullman invites us to increase our capacity for wonder even as we recoil from the world’s torments.... The Rose Field is rich, radiant and rare.” —BookPage, starred review

★ "Pullman is a consummate storyteller, determined in his prose, sure of his destination, forthright with the unsettling implications. A timely and highly welcome achievement." —The Horn Book, starred review

“A worthy conclusion.” —Dan Kois, The New York Times Book Review

“The Rose Field will cap the adventures of Lyra Silvertongue, the flinty, brilliant heroine who makes the mother of dragons look meek.” —Literary Hub

“Lyra is one of the most memorable and beloved heroines in YA fiction and fantasy in general.” —GameSpot

“It's a journey philosophically minded readers will no doubt embark upon again and again just for more time with Lyra Silvertongue and the imaginative greatness of the incomparable Philip Pullman.” —Common Sense Media

“Assured prose considers the interplay between logic and imagination as well as community and exploitation, injecting further ideological complexity into the familiar world first introduced in The Golden Compass.” —Booklist

“Richly endowed with big ideas and larger-than-life characters." —Kirkus Reviews

Grown Up!

So, tell me why? The question came up for me so many times reading through listening to this book. Of course, some questions were laid out so well by Philip Pullman, and answered powerfully. some questions were my own and fell on deaf pages. Alas. I can only only say, why? Why? Why?

Brilliant, entertaining and brilliantly read

When Covid hit and I hadn't seen the third volume of Pullman's "The Book of Dust," I had a feeling I wouldn't see it for a long time yet. A part of me worried that I'd *never* see it.

I searched on a regular basis for any news and was both thrilled and relieved when I saw it was scheduled for publication some 8 years after "The Secret Commonwealth."

It was worth the wait. Pullman has said the book took a lot out of him, and I believe it, because he clearly put so much into it. It's exciting, entertaining, thoughtful and insightful.

The overarching theme about the importance and meaning of not just imagination, but consciousness itself, couldn't be more relevant today. His skillful, nuanced critique of so many distressing aspects of today's world were illuminating (and troubling).

I will say that there is a *lot* to keep track of in this volume, the longest of both trilogies. Many characters, many plot threads, and I confess that if I let it lie for a few days I had to work to remember who was with who, where, and why.

But Pullman masterfully keeps it all together in the end.

If anything, I'm even more impressed by Michael Sheen's astounding narration. I read the previous five volumes in "His Dark Materials" and "The Book of Dust," so was unacquainted with how brilliantly this actor rendered Pullman's countless unique characters Sheen notes in the post-ending interview included in the audio book that he nearly wore out his throat trying to capture the eagle-lion voices of the gryphons.

There was just one slight miss in character voices, but holy cow, that means he's batting around 98% I think. To make each voice so distinctive and recognizable is a talent indeed. I'll have to see if he's done other books besides Pullman's.

I loved this book. While I still prefer to read (physical) books, I must say choosing to listen this time turned out to make the experience even better.

Kudos to Pullman and Sheen. Kudos to Lyra and Pan! Malcolm and Asta! And all the rest.

Achingly lovely, tender, and so timely.

Stunning. Rich and engulfing, sensory, complex and achingly tender - paired with the perfect performance, the emotion and rhythm is entrancing. Woah.

This is a beautiful, imaginative epic tale. The narration is incredible.

I wish it wouldn’t end. Coming to the end of this series is bittersweet. This is my favorite book series of all time.

Not as good as His Dark Materials

The story seemed all over the place, with interesting characters introduced and then abandoned. The end also dragged in the last two chapters. A real shame as I loved His Dark Materials, but I could not feel attached to this version of Lyra and how she had changed.

Finally after almost 6 years!!!

The interview at the end is the worst thing I’ve ever heard I was looking forward to hearing Phillip talk instead I get the other guy just hoging the microphone what a waste of an interview as regards to the book I Loved everything about this book but the very end was so unsatisfying it was disappointing I mean come on after everything and he gives us that ending just feels like he gave up on the ending not satisfying at all!!!!!! I want my last 6years of waiting for this book back!!!!!!!!

Imagination

In a world that worships profitability and efficiency, this book teaches the importance of imagination, of desire, of being wholly and messily human. Lovely!

Beautiful series

This was really nice and I have bookmarks in several places about the inner and outer worlds. The book gives a lot of perspective on all of the previous stories. The narrator is good—he fixes his first attempt at the Griffin Queen which was very weird on first attempt but it’s better later. He gets very excited but he’s a very good narrator voice for the story. This book and series is one that stands alone for its impact on the individual reader. It is dream like, but not all over the place or hard to follow. It epitomizes that a story is for you and what it brings up in you, not the so-called influencers and self-acclaimed literary geniuses. The story actually illustrates that false dichotomy.

Great ending to the trilogy

Loved it all. Wish there was more. Wish Will showed up again. I can't believe it is over.

Series ends with a bang, then a whimper. Spoiler alert!

Like legions of other fans, I’ve been eagerly waiting for this final book in the series for six years.
The first 2/3 of the book were as terrific as they always have been, and Michael Sheen’s performance is spectacular.
However, the ending left me very puzzled by so many important threads that were left dangling. For example, the witches and the griffins create a great army of the skies, but nothing ever happens with it. And it’s not clear what happens to the magisterium‘s army except for one sentence which indicates that many men are lost in the marsh.
What happens to Oakley Street?
Perhaps the lack of a huge triumphal ending, as in the first trilogy, is a realistic reflection of our current world, but I was hoping for something uplifting to take me out of our current world so I found the ending deflating and confusing.