Phillip Pullman broke our hearts ending "The Amber Spyglass" with the separation of newly found lovers Lyra and Will. It was said they would never meet again, never feel the blissful escape from reality with one another. So each year, on Midsummer's day, they would go to the Botanical Garden in their parallel world and sit on the bench they used to share, to mourn their loss. But what if they no longer have to mourn.....
Lyra meanders into Will's world again, but the windows are closed. Dust has been used up, and the barriers between worlds are shattering. Not only do the daemons have to escape the Specters, and all of them must face an old enemy. Lyra may not be able to return to her world, and may have to spend the rest of her life in Will's, despite the danger. Will the two lovers spend their meager years together in happiness, or will they decide to have longer, lonely ones apart?
In the epic conclusion to the Devil's Deal series, Freya has one final chance to discover the full potential of her own power, and to use it to restore balance in the universe - once and for all. After the destruction caused by Roisin, Ferya and Torix come to terms with their losses and mistakes... And prepare for a final battle that will change everything.