Bastion
- Published
- 1 January 2013
- Pages
- 342
- ISBN-13
- 9780756409449
- Type
- novel
About this book
Bastion is the fifth and final book in Mercedes Lackey's Collegium Chronicles, published in 2013 at 342 pages, bringing the series to a close after Redoubt. This catalogue tracks the protagonist's continuing story separately in Lackey's Herald Spy and Family Spies trilogies.
Key facts about Bastion
Mercedes Lackey wrote Bastion, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2013. The book has 342 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780756409449 to find the main one.
Bastion is book 5 of 5 in The Collegium Chronicles series. The series has 5 published books. However, the series starts with Foundation (2008).
Additionally, Mercedes Lackey writes The Brainship Series, Heralds of Valdemar and Vows and Honor, plus 23 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Cyprian is the latest published Mercedes Lackey book on file, from 30 December 2025.
About Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey is one of the most prolific authors in modern fantasy, best known for her Valdemar novels, an interlocking mega-series that has run since 1987 across dozens of trilogies and standalones set in a single shared kingdom. See every Mercedes Lackey book in order.
Its place in The Collegium Chronicles
Bastion is book 5 in the The Collegium Chronicles series. It follows Redoubt. See the full The Collegium Chronicles reading order.
The Collegium Chronicles rewinds Valdemar's clock to its earliest days, generations before Talia's Arrows trilogy, to dramatize the founding of the Herald's Collegium itself — the training institution every later Herald in the series passes through. The story follows Mags, a former mine slave rescued and Chosen by the Companion Dallen, as he's brought to the newly-established Collegium and, despite deep trauma and suspicion of authority, is drawn into service as one of Valdemar's first spies, working directly for…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780756409449