First published 2025
Lyra wanders through a city where daemons roam freely, desperate to find her beloved Pan. She follows rumors of roses that might unlock the mysteries of Dust, leading her toward the vast desert of Karamakan. Malcolm Polstead pursues her trail, determined to reach Lyra before danger finds her first. At the desert's center stands a red building that draws allies and enemies alike. Marcel Delamare brings the Magisterium's armies. The radical Men from the Mountains advance with their own agenda. Scientists, scholars, spies, and witch covens all converge on this single point. But something new and terrible waits in the desert, a threat none of them anticipated. Lyra and Malcolm face journeys that will test everything they believe about themselves and their world. The roses may hold answers about Dust, but the price of knowledge grows steeper with each step toward the red building.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: lyrical, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Karamakan, Red Building
Period: Dust
657 pages · Hardcover · Knopf