The Bone Ship's Wake
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4.6 • 35 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
"A vividly realized high-seas epic that pulls you deep into its world and keeps you tangled there until the very last word." —Evan Winter
The tale of the Tide Child comes to an end in The Bone Ship's Wake, a brilliantly imagined saga of honor, glory, and warfare by British Fantasy Award-winning author, RJ Barker.
Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lay shattered. His Shipwife is gone and all he has left is revenge. Leading the black fleet from the deck of Tide Child, he takes every opportunity to hurt the Hundred Isles he is given. But his time is limited.
His fleet is shrinking, the Keyshan's Rot is running through his body, and he hiding from a prophecy that says he and the avian sorcerer, the Windseer will end the entire world.
But the Sea Dragons have returned, a miracle in itself, and who is to say that if you can have one miracle, there cannot be another?
Praise for the Tide Child Trilogy:
"Brilliant." —Robin Hobb
"Excellent. One of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author
The Tide Child Trilogy
The Bone Ships
Call of the Bone Ships
The Bone Ship's Wake
For more from RJ Barker, check out:
The Wounded Kingdom
Age of Assassins
Blood of Assassins
King of Assassins
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Barker triumphantly sends out the Tide Child trilogy (after Call of the Boneships) with ship captain Meas Gilbryn's final attempt to bring peace to her watery world where the only material strong enough to build warships is the bones of sea dragons long believed to be extinct. Meas hoped that she could help the rival military powers of the Hundred Isles and the Gaunt Islands come to their senses. But her efforts are for naught when the sea dragons reappear, sparking a ruthless aquatic arms race. As Meas is captured and tortured for the secret to summoning these dragons, her loyal subordinate Joron Twiner commands her ship, The Tide Child, through perilous waters in search for her. It's Joron who's able to summon sea dragons, though he's afraid to use this power because he and his alien, birdlike friend the Gullaime both believe in a prophecy foretelling that the return of the dragons will lead to "death and destruction for all." The story's maritime action rivals Patrick O'Brian's in meticulous detail, but the overall atmosphere is much more Wagnarian, full of operatic sturm und drang. The combination really shouldn't work, but Barker pulls it off with distinction.
Customer Reviews
One of my new favorite authors!
RJ Barker has become one of my new favorite authors. This is the second trilogy he’s written that I’ve read. He consistently delivers top notch, unique, and detailed world building. But it’s the deep, nuanced, flawed-yet-simultaneously perfect humanity of his characters and their unique personal journeys that have left me moved to tears by the end of each trilogy. Thank you RJ! I look forward to more adventures with you!
Gotta own this series
Fabulous read! The series is well thought out, characters are relatable and deep and placing the story mostly on an alien sea with its own creatures and lore is just plain marvelous.