The Bone Ships

De: RJ Barker

Narrado por: Jude Owusu

A brilliantly imagined saga of honor, glory, and warfare, The Bone Ships is the epic launch of a new fantasy from David Gemmell Award-nominated RJ Barker.
Two nations at war. One prize beyond compare.
For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war.
The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted.
Now the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favour. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory, but the war.

Praise for The Bone Ships:
"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, author of The Rage of Dragons
"The Bone Ships is excellent. Aside from the standout writing, it's 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 TrilogyThe Bone Ships
For more from RJ Barker, check out:
The Wounded KingdomAge of AssassinsBlood of AssassinsKing of Assassins

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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, author of The Rage of Dragons

"The Bone Ships is excellent. Aside from the standout writing, it's one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years."—Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author

"The Bone Ships is a viciously exciting adventure. I loved every second of it."—Tasha Suri, author of Empire of Sand

"[T]he novel feels like one of Patrick O'Brian's richly detailed sagas of seamanship...a very promising beginning."—Publishers Weekly

"The first in the Tide Child trilogy presents a unique and memorable world-harsh and brutal and full of fully realized, powerful female characters. Barker has managed to craft a story inspired by Moby Dick, Game of Thrones, and pirate lore, and readers will be drawn in and fascinated."—Booklist (starred review)

"Simultaneously gritty and full of a sense of wonder, The Bone Ships is the perfect adventure for anyone who's ever had dreams of the sea-or of dragons ... an excellent book for any reader in search of a fantastical journey."—BookPage

"I absolutely loved it. A whole lot of swashbuckling awesomeness by RJ Barker. He has crafted a fascinating world and a twisty plot, both rooted in characters I came to care about. A definite winner for me."—John Gwynne, author of Malice

"An epic tale of duty and obligation and honour, and what bravery really means... I can't recommend it enough."—Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones

"A thrilling bit of high seas fantasy that sets the stage for what is doubtless to be a riveting trilogy from a tremendously talented and imaginative mind."—Spectrum Culture

Incredible world

I absolutely love the idea of changing regular real life words in a fantasy book based on the world building in that book. The world of the bone ships is so cool!! Admittedly it can be a little confusing to understand who is talking because of the similar voices the narrator uses. You can piece together who said what most of the time anyway.

just fantastic!

Recommend, great writing.

this starts off strong and continues throughout. the writing is top-notch and the narrator does a wonderful job.

I loved the cast and seeing Meeze through the pov of Joran, as he grows and the crew grows under her command.

So many questions about the world, and you're plunged right in, but it doesn't take long to understand most of the words and way of things as you go through the story. onward to the second book.

Bold and unique with a compelling story.

First off, know that I've rated this book higher than my personal enjoyment would suggest. This is because much of it is personal taste. The world itself and the writing style are not my favorite, though the author has created a unique world and an interesting story peopled with great characters.

Herein we have a bold take on an oft-used idea (hard luck wastrel kid is brought into the fold and learns to be a man) that takes place in a world quite unlike anything we've ever seen before.

While at first I loved Jude Owusu's work for the audiobook, it quickly became apparent that there's a problem: he makes no distinction between male and female voices. While each voice is distinct, they all sound male. His vocal inflections are pretty good, but there is almost no shifting of his reading tempo.

This is another book in which it took me some time to connect with the main character as in the beginning he's just not the kind of person I can easily identify with.

However, being largely a product of his environment, once he's shown a better way he becomes quite likable.

There is a lot of complexity to this story and a lot of character names that, if I'm being honest, even at the end I still wasn't keeping completely straight.

There is a strong sailing culture to this world, and some of the caste and socioeconomical norms seem quite unusual.

I have to admit that I find the whole idea of ships built from the bones of Dragons fascinating. Even moreso the (possibly?) superstition that the ships are still alive.

Except for the black ship, which is the focus of the book, of course.

The whole black ship, black armband, these folks being considered already dead by society thing is strongly reminiscent of the Night's Watch from Game of Thrones (not that this is a bad thing).

Now, the first thing that struck me is the writing style is simultaneously very lyrical and quite raw. Some parts were a touch on the clunky side, while at times the prose flirts with the edges of being purple.

That aside, my only real critique is there is a point near the end where the tense shifts from past to present and back and I can see no reason for it.

And now for the ending.
Well, it's kind of an ending.
In that there is a climax and a piece of the main story is resolved. However, there are still major pieces of the story that haven't come anywhere near a resolution and I find myself a little irritated by it.

I would recommend this book to lovers of nautical adventure and anyone looking for a unique world that doesn't feel like anything that's come before.

However, if you're looking for buttery-smooth prose or have an aversion to the lyrical this one might not be the best choice.

The Pirate Fantasy I did not know I needed!

Loved everything about this book. The character and world-building were amazing. The plot was fun and very well-paced. I enjoyed every second of this book. Highly recommend.

worth it

I found the names hard to keep track of, but the story was good, and I really liked the performance.