Betrayal at Falador
| Author | Shamstor |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | RuneScape |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Babel Interactive Ltd. |
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Publication date
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July 21, 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 416 |
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Betrayal at Falador is a fantasy novel written by T. S. Church, set in the RuneScape universe. The book was released on July 21, 2008, and is the first RuneScape novel. Church set out to write a novel that appealed to gamers, as well as those who had never played RuneScape.
The book is set in the year 164 of the Fifth Age, five years before the events of RuneScape, and tells the story of the White Knights' encounter with a werewolf on the fictional world of Gielinor, and the long search that preceded. The novel is a narrative, with the action being narrated from human viewpoint. The protagonist is a young hunter, Kara-Meir, who is also featured in the RuneScape video game. Upon release, the book was overlooked by critics.
Betrayal at Falador is the first book released by Jagex, with Paul Gower noting "It's such great fun to see familiar details of the RuneScape world being used to concoct this exciting novel." The back cover of the book also had review comments from Paul Gower and "Zezima", the long-time number one ranked RuneScape player.
The book makes references to the death of Patroclus through the fate of the valet Bhuler, and the presence on opposing sides of characters called Marius and Sulla refers to events in the first century BC in the Roman Republic. Taking place in the Fifth Age of RuneScape, it is based on events that take place within the game.
On October 14, 2008, a copy of the book, signed by senior members of Jagex staff, the cover artist, and the author was placed on eBay by Jagex. The auction was run to raise funds for The Internet Watch Foundation. Jagex auctioned ten such copies of the novel, one per week over a period of ten weeks. A sequel to the book had a tentative release date of September/October 2009.
Betrayal at Falador takes place in Gielinor, the fictional world of RuneScape, and begins with a woman known as Kara-Meir found near death within the walls of Falador Castle. Sir Amik Varze and his White Knights are determined to locate the attack's perpetrator, speculated to be a monster seen attacking travellers on the outskirts of the region.
Kara-Meir is rescued by the Knights of Falador, who retrieve from her three mysterious objects; a finely crafted sword with a green tinge, a strange ring broken into two and some white flowers. At the command of Sir Amik, Squire Theodore is sent to the town of Taverley to consult with the local druids about the flowers. Along the way, he witnesses the gruesome sight of a butchered gypsy caravan.
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