The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker introduces an adult epic fantasy world where rival maritime nations wage unending war in fleets built from the bones of long-dead dragons. In the Hundred Isles, political power and military strength depend on these rare…
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker introduces an adult epic fantasy world where rival maritime nations wage unending war in fleets built from the bones of long-dead dragons. In the Hundred Isles, political power and military strength depend on these rare bone ships, and the sudden sighting of the first living dragon in centuries threatens to overturn the balance between them. As both sides race across dangerous seas to claim this creature, naval strategy, shifting loyalties, and the ambitions of the ruling class collide. The novel blends high fantasy, military fiction, and seafaring adventure with a focus on war, power, and the brutal costs of supremacy.
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker introduces an adult epic fantasy world where rival maritime nations wage unending war in fleets built from the bones of long-dead dragons. In the Hundred Isles, political power and military strength depend on these rare…
The Bone Ships by R.J. Barker introduces an adult epic fantasy world where rival maritime nations wage unending war in fleets built from the bones of long-dead dragons. In the Hundred Isles, political power and military strength depend on these rare bone ships, and the sudden sighting of the first living dragon in centuries threatens to overturn the balance between them. As both sides race across dangerous seas to claim this creature, naval strategy, shifting loyalties, and the ambitions of the ruling class collide. The novel blends high fantasy, military fiction, and seafaring adventure with a focus on war, power, and the brutal costs of supremacy.
Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker continues the Tide Child’s voyage through a harsh seafaring world where long-vanished sea dragons have reappeared, bringing renewed conflict between rival island powers. Shipwife Meas and her largely outcast crew…
Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker continues the Tide Child’s voyage through a harsh seafaring world where long-vanished sea dragons have reappeared, bringing renewed conflict between rival island powers. Shipwife Meas and her largely outcast crew uncover a ship packed with dying slaves, pulling them into a hidden conspiracy that reaches into the ruling class and the brutal naval hierarchies. As war looms across the Hundred Isles, shifting alliances, pirate tactics, and military strategy shape a story that balances large-scale battles with the personal cost of command. This adult epic fantasy blends nautical adventure, dragon lore, and questions of duty and loyalty around a central male protagonist and his ship’s found family.
The Bone Ship's Wake by R.J. Barker concludes the Tide Child trilogy with a dark nautical fantasy focused on war, loyalty, and the cost of vengeance. Joron Twiner, now Shipwife of the black ship Tide Child, leads a dwindling rebel fleet against the r…
The Bone Ship's Wake by R.J. Barker concludes the Tide Child trilogy with a dark nautical fantasy focused on war, loyalty, and the cost of vengeance. Joron Twiner, now Shipwife of the black ship Tide Child, leads a dwindling rebel fleet against the ruling class that destroyed his hopes for freedom, even as a deadly illness eats away at him. Haunted by a prophecy that he and the Windseer may bring about the end of the world, Joron must decide how far he will go in a conflict fought on storm-lashed seas, amid pirates, sea dragons, and strange bone-built vessels. As the great dragons return to the ocean, the balance of power shifts and Joron’s final choices shape both his crew’s fate and the future of their war-torn world.
