Waiting on Wednesday #731

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

THE ROSE FIELD (The Book of Dust #3) 
BY PHILIP PULLMAN

Goodreads Description:

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.

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover
Expected Publication: October 23, 2025 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pre-Order: Blackwells and Amazon US and Amazon UK

I have been waiting so many years for this book. Ahhh. And now it is finally out. But I am not ready to read it at all, though. Not sure when I will be. Will need to peek a whole lot on it first. The ending first, as always. I just. I loved His Dark Materials trilogy so, so much. Lyra and Will are my most precious. And I loved the first Book of Dust book as well. But that second one? Yeah. It was not good. He ruined my Lyra a little. And I am not happy with it. And if that hinted at new romance actually happens? Yeah. I won't read it then. But fingers crossed my fears are wrong. I waited for more of Lyra for her to finally find Will again. Please let it be so. But I fear it will not happen. And that is just breaking my heart already, ahh. Nervous.
What are you waiting for on this dusty Wednesday?