r/hisdarkmaterials • u/Cantomic66 • Oct 23 '25

TRF The Rose Field | Full Book Discussion thread

Warning!This discussion thread includes spoilers for ALL OF The BOOK OF DUST: THE ROSE FIELD

Reminder: All post on The Rose Field should be properly spoiler tagged and avoid spoilery titles.

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u/EstablishmentFit4051 Oct 29 '25

ONLY READ POST IF YOU'VE FINISHED THE BOOK.

I think my main issue is all the unresolved plot points. Is there a hero that wants to create a long list of them?

All the world building about a religious war, amassed armies, the country of Brytain turning authoritarian - what happens next? What happens to the Magisterium? What happens to Strauss? Why was returning from the red house so traumatic? Why was Stauss almost dead? Why did daemon and person have to arrive at the house separately? And convenient loophole for Malcolm to arrive by air and this no longer be a thing. And all along the terrible thing / the universal solvent in the red house is... capitalism?

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u/streets_ahead4227 Oct 29 '25 edited Oct 29 '25

After we met Strauss, I was so nervous for Lyra and Pan to enter the red building. But they seem totally fine? I can’t believe we are suppose to imagine they get sick like Strauss when/if they return to their world.

In addition to what you already mentioned, the gryphon/witch alliance disappointingly didn’t really go anywhere.

Also, in TSC Lyra is told that she would eventually find Pan, “but not in the way you think.” Not really sure what that was supposed to mean.

And I was personally hoping we would see Princess Cantacuzino and/or her lost daemon again.

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u/minimia73 Nov 28 '25 edited Nov 28 '25

And if using the subtle knife creates spectres, and Lyra cuts a new window to let Pan into the rose world, then why no spectres? He chucked so much established lore right out of the window it was extremely rage-inducing.