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Operation Hellmouth—A Pathfinder Novel

Operation Hellmouth—A Pathfinder Novel

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Preorder expected February 2026

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Valeros is a veteran adventurer whose life as a mercenary lies far in his past. When conflict erupts, however, more aspects of Valeros's past come crashing into the present day than just his soldiering days. Now, separated from his longtime adventuring companions by a burgeoning war and vast distances, Valeros must rely on new allies to prevent a diabolic dragon's sinister machinations from coming to fruition.

In an exciting race against the clock, Valeros must make himself part of the crew of the Wandering Star, under the command of former pirate and current Andoren operative Torius Vin, hoping to reach the site of a nascent Hellmouth—a living portal to Hell—before a dragon can use it and a sliver of a slain god to upset the balance of power in the region. With the aid of the enigmatic sorcerer and spy Vee, the naga oracle Celeste, and a young Eagle Knight with her own ties to Valeros's past, the iconic fighter and the crew of Wandering Star must overcome the forces of Hell with the fate of Golarion hanging in the balance.

From fan-favorite fantasy author Chris A. Jackson (Pirate's Honor, Pirate's Promise, Pirate's Prophecy), Operation Hellmouth promises an unforgettable adventure of infernal plotting and family drama on the high seas, set in the award-winning Age of Lost Omens setting for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Operation Hellmouth is the perfect entry point to the Hellfire Crisis event within the Pathfinder setting, a multi-year conflict that will pit the world’s most powerful nations into all-out war.

ISBN-13: 978-1-64078-722-3

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Preorder, expected approximately 4 Mar 2026

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Paizo Employee Sales & eCommerce Assistant
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Announced for November! Product images and descriptions are not final and are subject to change. :)

Yes!!!! More Pathfinder Novels!
My collection shall grow!
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An Iconic and the Wandering Star.

*INTERESTING*
Grand Archive
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Oh sweet, this sounds like a fun romp
Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy
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Because I expect people to ask, this will have e-book and audiobook versions available on its street date in the book trade. The e-book will be available widely, but the audiobook will be exclusive to Audible/Amazon and the Apple iBookstore or whatever they're calling it these days.
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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

Excellent, added to my usual purchases. :)

You guys probably should add a novels suscription. I'd be up for it.
Dark Archive

I wonder if there will be cheeky reference to the error from absalom book about the evil Torius Vin xD
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a young Eagle Knight with her own ties to Valeros's past

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Grand Archive
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I love the pivot to using Iconics in novels! It goves more opportunities to get to know them so much better! :3
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Elfteiroh wrote:
I love the pivot to using Iconics in novels! It goves more opportunities to get to know them so much better! :3

I'm on Team Author OCs myself, but we have a pretty sizable back-catalogue of those for folks like me to enjoy. (I say that, but I'm still going to snap up the first Mios book to come out...)

Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist
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Elfteiroh wrote:
I love the pivot to using Iconics in novels! It goves more opportunities to get to know them so much better! :3

It's a great way to get to know them and the world and how it affects them at the same time!

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I was going to buy this anyways, cause I buy all Paizo's novels, but I LOVE the Wandering Star books.

Seconding the subscription, because that would be a no brainer.
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Kelseus wrote:

I was going to buy this anyways, cause I buy all Paizo's novels, but I LOVE the Wandering Star books.

Seconding the subscription, because that would be a no brainer.

Thanks for letting us know!

I'm a little confused. Torius Vins ship was called Stargazer and not Wandering Star, or am I mixing things up?
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Starocotes wrote:
I'm a little confused. Torius Vins ship was called Stargazer and not Wandering Star, or am I mixing things up?

Definitely check out Pirate's Prophecy!

Maya Coleman wrote:
Starocotes wrote:
I'm a little confused. Torius Vins ship was called Stargazer and not Wandering Star, or am I mixing things up?
Definitely check out Pirate's Prophecy!

I heard the audio book and apparently forgot something from the end.

Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist
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Starocotes wrote:
I heard the audio book and apparently forgot something from the end.

Any excuse to listen again! We do not wish to spoil, but the answer you're looking for is in this book!

I wondered whether that line in Godsfall was intended as a sequel hook. Looking forward to this.
Paizo Employee Community & Social Media Specialist
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C. Richard Davies wrote:
I wondered whether that line in Godsfall was intended as a sequel hook. Looking forward to this.

We hope you like it!

Paizo Employee Sales & eCommerce Assistant
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Hello! This title has been shifted to a March 2026 release. :)

Oh indeed it has.

That would put it in line more with all the Hellfire Crisis release dates.

I had pre-ordered a Kindle version of this from Amazon. Just got notified they cancelled the pre-order, on the grounds that the Kindle version ain't gonna happen. Very disappointed I am. :-(
Liberty's Edge
Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Maps Subscriber

audiobook of this one too? TAKE MY MONEY!
Pathfinder Starfinder Society Subscriber

Yes, more Celeste, "Vreva", and SNICK please
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fine_young_misanthrope wrote:
audiobook of this one too? TAKE MY MONEY!

There will be! We love doing audiobooks!

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