RJ Barker

“Excellent . . . one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years” Adrian Tchaikovsky For generations, the people of the Hundred Isles have built their formidable warships from the bones of ancient dragons known as arakeesians, using these spectacular vessels to wage an endless and brutal conflict with neighbouring nations. The bones themselves are imbued...

'Swashbuckling awesomeness . . . a definite winner' John Gwynne, author of Malice Call of the Bone Ships takes readers on an exhilarating journey into a vividly imagined world filled with honour, glory, and fierce battles. As the much-anticipated sequel to RJ Barker's The Bone Ships, this captivating epic fantasy novel delves deeper into the perilous lives of its characters...

The sea dragons are returning, and Joron Twiner's dreams of freedom lie shattered. His Shipwife is gone, and all he has left is revenge. In The Bone Ship's Wake, the breathtaking conclusion to RJ Barker's sweeping fantasy trilogy, Joron Twiner is thrust into an epic struggle against fate. Captaining the warship Tide Child and leading a dwindling Black Fleet, Joron...

OUR LANDS ARE WILD WITH GODS, OUR WOODS ARE WILD WITH MONSTERS . . . Cahan du Nahare is known as the forester - a humble man who can nonetheless navigate the dangerous Wyrdwood like no-one else. But once he was more. Once he was a warrior. Udinny serves the goddess of the lost, a goddess of the small and...

Look out for The Bone Ships, the start of a new series by RJ Barker! 'Reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller' Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld TO SAVE A KING, KILL A KING . . . The assassin Girton Club-foot and his master have returned...

Look out for The Bone Ships, the start of a new fantasy series by RJ Barker! Age of Assassins reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller - Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld TO CATCH AN ASSASSIN, USE AN ASSASSIN... Girton Club-Foot, apprentice to the land's best...

OUR LANDS ARE WILD WITH GODS, OUR WOODS ARE WILD WITH MONSTERS . . . Cahan du Nahare is known as the forester - a humble man who can nonetheless navigate the dangerous Wyrdwood like no-one else. But once he was more. Once he was a warrior. Udinny serves the goddess of the lost, a goddess of the small and...

'You fear the forest... It is not foolish.' His words rang like bells in the clearing, each face reacting to their din. 'But the forest does not hate you, it does not hunt you. It simply does not care about you.' The Forester known as Cahan led the village of Harn in rebellion against the all-powerful, oppressive forces of the...

Look out for The Bone Ships, the start of a new series by RJ Barker! 'Reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller' Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING . . . Many years of peace have passed in Maniyadoc,...

You fear the forest.. It is not foolish. His words rang like bells in the clearing, each face reacting to their din. But the forest does not hate you, it does not hunt you. It simply does not care about you. The Forester known as Cahan led the village of Harn in rebellion against the all-powerful, oppressive forces of the...

That thing in Tiltspire, it keeps Cahan like a trophy. It says to us, here is your strongest and I have killed him. Cahan Du Nahare is lost, taken by a dark god whose tendrils reach throughout the world, intent on its destruction. Those who followed Cahan are spread across the land, desperate and lost now fate has turned against...

'That thing in Tiltspire, it keeps Cahan like a trophy. It says to us, here is your strongest and I have killed him.'Cahan Du Nahare is lost, taken by a dark god whose tendrils reach throughout the world, intent on its destruction. Those who followed Cahan are spread across the land, desperate and lost now fate has turned against them....