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The Bone Ships
by R.J. Barker
British Fantasy Award for Best Novel · 2023 · ShortlistBritish Fantasy Award for Best Novel · 2020 · ShortlistBritish Fantasy Award for Best Novel · 2019 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| British Fantasy Award for Best Novel | 2023 | Shortlist |
| British Fantasy Award for Best Novel | 2020 | Shortlist |
| British Fantasy Award for Best Novel | 2019 | Winner |
About This Book
A disgraced ship's captain leads a crew of criminals on an impossible mission—find and kill a sea dragon—in this sweeping naval fantasy set in a world where the bones of sea creatures are the most precious material.
About the Author
R.J. Barker is a British author of epic fantasy known for the Wounded Kingdom trilogy and the Tide Child trilogy. He was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel for The Bone Ships (2020), the first Tide Child novel. Read more →
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