Chaosium founder Greg Stafford‘s long anticipated novel A Pyre for Gods and Heroes, set in his legendary world of Glorantha, will be released in 2026, Chaosium has announced.

The book will initially be released as a special edition for collectors, as part of Chaosium’s 50th anniversary celebrations, and then released in other formats including US Trade paperback, Kindle, e-book, and Audible.

Greg Stafford’s A Pyre for Gods and Heroes will be the first release in a new RuneQuest Fiction line from Chaosium. It is set in Glorantha’s First Age, and chronicles the early career of Harmast Barefoot, one of the fabled setting’s greatest heroes.

The leatherette limited edition will be individually numbered. The cover design, depicting the Gloranthan constellation Orlanth’s Ring, is by Chaosium’s Monika Godyń. Monika’s stunning leatherette design work can be seen on such Chaosium special edition titles as Cthulhu by Gaslight, Call of Cthulhu: Arkham, and the Pendragon Magnum Opus edition.  

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