Legacies of Betrayal
core novel 2026 Malazan
Record
| First published | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781787632844 |
Synopsis
Endless training, gruelling marches and the frenzy of battle against more enemies than can be counted: such is the life of a marine in the Malazan Empire. As a new holy war is sparked in the fire-blackened cauldron of Seven Cities, the Fifth and Sixth squads are about to embark on a mission they do not want, for a cause they do not care about, and nobody asked their opinion. They can only hope that their objective is not as hopeless as it seems, and that they are not simply being used as pawns, a strategic sacrifice in the machinations of their betters.
Where it sits
- Universe: Malazan
- Series: Tales of Witness core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Steven Erikson
Notes
- By Steven Erikson (Tales of Witness #3). UK Bantam hardcover 1 October 2026; Tor US hardcover 6 October 2026.
- From the series record (Tales of Witness): Restructured July 2024 from trilogy to four books; Legacies of Betrayal slated Oct 2026.
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 Tales of Witness: position 3 of 3: previous No Life Forsaken (2025)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Malazan Book of the Fallen (Legacies of Betrayal, Tales of Witness #3, 1 October 2026)
- Parnassus Books: Legacies of Betrayal (Tor US edition, 6 October 2026)
- Malazan Wiki: Legacies of Betrayal (Bantam UK hardcover, 1 October 2026, ISBN 978-1787632844)
- 49th Shelf: Legacies of Betrayal (Tor publisher description)
- Penguin Random House South Africa: Legacies of Betrayal (Bantam publisher description)
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