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The Tomb of Dragons

core novel 2025 The Chronicles of Osreth

Record

First published2025
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating4.30 (4,447 ratings, collected 2026-09-14)
Page count352
First-edition ISBN9781837864393
Internal chronology4

Synopsis

In this third novel of the Cemeteries of Amalo series, Thara Celehar has lost the supernatural gift that once let him hear the words of the recently deceased, and is instead adjusting to a changed role, mentoring a protege and overseeing a troubled cemetery on behalf of the Archprelate. His routine is upended when miners abduct him, hoping his abilities as a Witness for the Dead can help them identify an unseen force that has been killing workers in their mine; when he proves unable to help as they expect, they abandon him underground. The kidnapping and its aftermath draw Celehar into a case involving dragon remains and a questionable salvage operation, pulling him back toward the kind of danger and political entanglement in Amalo that has always followed him.

Where it sits

Awards (verified)

  • Locus Award (Fantasy Novel), 2026: nominated; Placed 8th in the Locus poll.

Notes

  • From the series record (Cemeteries of Amalo): Set after The Goblin Emperor, following Thara Celehar (a minor character in the original novel) relocated to the city of Amalo.

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 Cemeteries of Amalo: position 3 of 3: previous The Grief of Stones (2022)
  • Internal chronology, within The Chronicles of Osreth: position 4 of 4: previous The Grief of Stones (2022)

Sources

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