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.

Pirate ships made of extinct sea dragons..awesome.

The sea dragons are gone, but their bones are not. And they make an incredible fantasy story, living on, as the framework for the Fleet.
I was looking forward to this one for awhile. There was a lot of buzz on social media, but not having read any previous works by Mr. Barker, I tried to maintain no expectations.
I should also say that I had the audiobook version. I have almost 3 hours of driving back and forth to work every day and it’s a great time to get lost in a book.
This book was very impressive. The detail involved during the battles between ships at sea was entrancing. At times I really felt like I was tilting on the deck with them. The fear and adrenaline is really felt, partly because of the narrators touch I’m sure.
And now I understand why Mr. Barker is so highly respected by his peers. I was fully engaged in the characters and the world he creates. A majority of the setting is on an ancient sailing ship, made of “extinct” Sea dragons bones and crewed by the dregs of society, the “deckchilder”. Captained by one heck of a Leader, her Black ship, Tide Child is Her realm and you really dont want to get in her way. But I loved them all, including the parrot and the windtalker…So much more to say but you’ll find out when you read it, and you should! I really look forward to the next in the series and have some of his past work to read now as well.
I should also say that I am very new at this review thing, and was not provided this book for free to review…I paid for it by my big boy self.
Thank you for stopping by, I’ve gotta get ready to get the kids all dressed up the the small town halloween event tonight…wish I was going as the “windtalker”

My favorite book in a while

This is going to sound simplistic, but simply, I like many things about it, and I don't dislike ANYthing about it. I like the characters, especially as they developed. I like the plot. I like the narrator. I like the world and the nations.
Most importantly, as I said, I don't dislike any part of it. Even the device of replacing English words with slightly different made up words, which I usually find annoying, didn't bother me.
When that magical combination of many likes and no dislikes happens, it means I've found a new author, and that's a beautiful thing!

High Sea Adventure, Dragons, and a Crew's Loyalty

I picked this up because a review said that if I liked Robin Hobb's Liveship trilogy to pick this one up no questions asked. I was not disappointed. I couldn't put down the book for the last four hours and listened through to 2AM. I just bought the next two audiobooks, and you can bet I'm going to devour the rest of this trilogy the first chance I get.