All Hail Chaos
core novel 2026 Time of Iron
Record
| First published | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.08 (3,691 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 558 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316568746 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Rae, the fantasy reader transported into her favorite world of swords and sorcery who has embraced the persona of the villainess Lady Rahela, finds the story growing far more dangerous than she ever expected. The Emperor she must contend with turns out to be Key, a character she once loved dearly, now transformed into an undead ruler with none of his old restraint and a disturbing determination to make her his queen. Torn between fear and lingering feeling, Rae also has to manage her scattered allies, the Cobra hiding out in a haunted manor and Emer and Lia fomenting open revolution, all while undead armies and raiders threaten the kingdom around them. Even guidance from her sister Alice, an even bigger fan of the original story following events from the real world, cannot fully prepare Rae for how unpredictable her supposedly familiar plot has become.
Where it sits
- Universe: Time of Iron
- Series: Time of Iron core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sarah Rees Brennan
Notes
- From the series record (Time of Iron): A planned trilogy; a third volume (working title known but unpublished as of this research pass) has been announced but is not yet released, so it is not catalogued here.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Time of Iron: position 2 of 2: previous Long Live Evil (2024)
Sources
- Hachette Book Group: Long Live Evil
- https://www.sffworld.com/2026/05/all-hail-chaos-by-sarah-rees-brennan-the-time-of-iron-2/
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