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The Bone Raiders

Series: The Rakada
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The Bone Raiders marks the start of an edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy series from the irreverent Jackson Ford, where a wild band known as the Bone Raiders harness the power of gigantic, fire-breathing lizards to defend their homeland. 'A ton of fun. The premise is awesome, the... Read More
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The Bone Raiders

From Jackson Ford, author of The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With her Mind, comes a wild, edge-of-your-seat epic fantasy about a group of bone-clad raiders - perfect for fans of Kings of the Wyld, The Grey Bastards and The Blade Itself.

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The Bone Raiders marks the start of an edge-of-your-seat, action-packed fantasy series from the irreverent Jackson Ford, where a wild band known as the Bone Raiders harness the power of gigantic, fire-breathing lizards to defend their homeland.

'A ton of fun. The premise is awesome, the found-family dynamic is masterfully executed, the dialogue is wicked-sharp and frequently hilarious' β€” Nick Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld

You don't mess with the Rakada. The people living in the grasslands of the Tapestry call them the Bone Raiders, from their charming habit of displaying the bones of those they kill on their horses and armour.

But being a raider is tough these days. There's a new Great Khan in the Tapestry. He's had it with the raider clans and plans to use his sizeable military to do something about it. And then there are the araatan: fire-breathing lizards the size of elephants, roaming the grasslands in search of dwindling food supplies.

Sayana is a Rakada scout, and she loves her job. But if she wants to keep it, she's going to have to do something drastic. Like convincing her clan to ride araatan, instead of horses. Sayana doesn't quite know how to get that done without being eaten and/or cooked alive, but she'd better figure it out fastβ€”or she and her clan, along with every other raider in the Tapestry, will be wiped out.

Praise for Jackson Ford:

'An un-put-downable, action-packed adventure that packs an emotional punch' β€” Kirkus

'Proceeds at breakneck speed through almost five hundred pages of madcap adventure' β€” Guardian

'Fast-paced and a lot of fun . . . A modern action movie that just happens to be in book form' β€” The Fantasy Inn

'Ford's breakneck pace keeps the tension high, and the thrills coming the whole way through' β€” BookPage

Series: The Rakada

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780356523811

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Jackson Ford is a pseudonym for Rob Boffard, a South African writer currently living in Vancouver. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Frost Files series, about a government operative with telekinetic powers. He has released four science fiction novels under the name Rob Boffard, and was previously a journalist for over a decade, writing articles for publications and sites including The Guardian, the BBC, Wired Magazine and io9.

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