Betrayal at Falador

RuneScape: Betrayal at Falador
AuthorT. S. Church
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRuneScape
GenreFantasy
PublisherBabel Interactive Ltd.
Publication date
July 21, 2008
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages416
ISBN978-0-9559-0780-7

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.