Chapter 4 - Trepanning - The Subtle Knife

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 4 of The Subtle Knife – Trepanning.

In this chapter, Will and Lyra each go on their own fact-finding missions in Will’s world. Will contacts his father's lawyer and researches his dad's disappearance. Lyra finds her way to an amazing and unusual museum where she meets the creepiest of creepers. The alethiometer guides Lyra to a university lab where she meets Mary Malone, a physicist studying unusual Shadow particles.

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