A Man Betrayed
core novel 1996 The Book of Words
Record
| First published | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (5,310 ratings, collected 2026-08-21) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780446603515 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The realm descends further into chaos in A Man Betrayed after Prince Kylock seizes power through his father's death, and multiple storylines converge as rival factions clash in the resulting turmoil across the Four Kingdoms. Jack, still coming to terms with the extraordinary and uncontrolled magical abilities that forced him to flee Castle Harvell, discovers new depths to his power as he is pulled deeper into events shaping the wider war. Melliandra, meanwhile, is captured by human traffickers but refuses to accept her captivity quietly, working to find a way to escape and reclaim her own fate, while the disgraced knight Tawl struggles against his own troubled past in an effort to become the protector the moment now demands. All roads increasingly lead toward the coastal city of Bren, where the ambitions of Chancellor Baralis and Lord Maybor draw the kingdom's scattered players into a single, gathering storm.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Book of Words
- Series: The Book of Words Trilogy core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: J. V. Jones
Notes
- From the series record (The Book of Words Trilogy): J. V. Jones's debut epic-fantasy trilogy.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Book of Words Trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous The Baker's Boy (1995) · next Master and Fool (1996)
- Internal chronology, within The Book of Words: position 3 of 7: previous A Cavern of Black Ice (1999) · next A Fortress of Grey Ice (2002)
Sources
- The Book of Words - bibliography listing
- The Book of Words - Sword of Shadows Wiki
- https://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-man-betrayed-by-jv-jones.html
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