Iain is very excitable this week as it’s our first Asriel-centric chapter for a long time! We join him in his fortress of war, as he discusses their next steps with his captain of spies, Lord Roke. Asriel then receives an unexpected visit from a wounded angel, who has some very important news for him.

Join us as we fail at bible family trees, invent our own branches of the Magisterium and premiere our Gallivespian voices.

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Register for the free Hay Festival His Dark Materials panel here, with Jane Tranter, Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson and Jack Thorne.

Learn more about and see pictures of real-life sulphur lakes Kawah Ijen and Daikoku Sulphur Cauldron.

Here some high level detail about the core idea of a Republic (in theory!)

Badass but bullshit myths on the Sword of St Michael and his apparitions here.

Test yourself against us on Enoch’s family tree! You can only do better than us…

More on the beautiful and interesting design of the Gyropter here.

On Teucer Basilides: learn more about his possible namesakes here for Basilides, here for Teucer and here for Teucer of Babylon.

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Music by: Jaymen Persaud, performed by Claire Wickes

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