Hello and welcome to another episode of Ask Penguin, the podcast all about books, their authors and their publishers.

I'm Rihanna Dillon and I am recording this in Oxfordshire, actually from the home of Philip Pullman.

I'm in his cottage. I am surrounded by books. You have no idea how exciting it is to be in the home of somebody whose books you have loved, read for years to sort of sit in the same house that he wrote them in. It's incredible to look around and see some of his inspirations. There are also dogs running in and out. I think a dog walker is on his way.

So if you hear yapping in the background, that's what that is.

Philip Pullman is one of the most beloved and highly respected authors writing today,

best known for the work of his dark materials. And this autumn sees the hugely anticipated

final volume in the Book of Dust as Philip revisits the world of Lyra and Pantaliman

for the final time. Philip is the winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of

Carnegie's and the Whitbrid Award. His Dark Materials has become a much-loved classic with

legions of fans across the globe and it sold millions of copies worldwide.

So when readers left Lyra in the secret Commonwealth, she was alone.

She was in the ruins of a deserted city.

Pantaliman had run from her in search of her imagination, which he believed that she'd lost.

And so Lyra travelled across the world from her Oxford home in search of her demon.

As for Malcolm, he journeyed far from home as well towards the Silk Roads in search of Lyra.

Now, in the third and final instalment, the Rosefield, their quests converge in the most

dangerous, breathtaking and world-changing ways. They take help from spies,

thieves, griffons, witches, old friends, and of course new, learning all the while the depth

and surprising truths of the aletheometer whilst around them the world is aflame. As they move east

towards the red building that will reunite them and

give them answers, so too does the Magisterium at war against all that Lyra holds dear. It is my

great honour to welcome Philip Pullman to Ask Penguin. Philip, thank you so much for joining us and inviting

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