Her Dark Materials is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Faye and Rachael discussing the His Dark Materials novels chapter by chapter, spoiler-free.

In this episode we chat about Chapter 31 of The Amber Spyglass – Authority’s End. In this chapter, almost everyone we know and have strong feelings about dies in some way. Coulter and Asriel drag Metatron into the abyss, to spend eternity falling forever. Lyra and Will release The Authority from his crystal cage only for him to disintegrate, a very anticlimactic end for an all-powerful being. We lose Tally and Sally RIP, but Bear Dad, Balloon Dad and Daddy Jops are back for their final farewells and to help the kids to rescue their daemons and escape to safety!

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The theme music for the podcast was written and produced by Jonny Knott.