• The Bone Ship's Wake

  • The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: RJ Barker
  • Narrated by: Jude Owusu
  • Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (251 ratings)

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The Bone Ship's Wake

By: RJ Barker
Narrated by: Jude Owusu
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Publisher's summary

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.

Leading the black fleet from the deck of Tide Child, Joron takes every opportunity to strike at his enemies, but he knows his time is limited. His fleet is shrinking, and the Keyshan's Rot is running through his body. He runs from a prophecy that says he and the avian sorcerer, the Windseer, will end the entire world.

But the sea dragons have begun to return, and if you can have one miracle, who is to say that there cannot be another?

©2021 RJ Barker (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK

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"Excellent...one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I've seen in years." (Adrian Tchaikovsky)

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Amazing

Start to finish I loved the world crafting, characters and writing style. Top notch read/listen. Will surely suggest to fellow readers.

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So amazing!

This whole series is amazing, but I think this last book was my favorite. The ending was just perfect. The characters were Interesting as ever. Some great twists. Why isn’t this series more popular? I love it.

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pretty alright conclusion

yea, I know the endings are the hardest to pull off, but I dunno... this one seemed like there coulda been a bit more. after all the build up of the last two books I was hoping for something that would blow my socks off. still work listening to if you've invested in the previous two

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god what a series

a fantastic conclusion to a fantastic series. come for the ships and dragons, stay for the crew and the characters.

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Fantastic

It’s definitely worth the the listen, although I do wish there was a little more to the ending with the characters that survived. Otherwise I still loved it!

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A thrilling trilogy

A solid ending to a thrilling trilogy. I loved the all the characters, the pacing of the story, and the originality of the world. The journey was brutal and hard but that’s what you can expect on a black ship, because you are already dead.

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Amazing.

I loved every minute of this trilogy. This was a beautiful conclusion to an epic series.

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Eeeeyyyy

Don’t be a stonebound slatelayer, throw some paint on your spine and unfurl your wings!

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Superb and Unique yet Familiar World; Fantastic Narration

I am a sci-fi and fantasy lover and I’m very picky about plot and narration. I won’t listen to a book unless it has an absolutely great reader and this one does. This book is reminiscent of Robin Hobb’s Liveship Trader series in subtle ways but is so different in world building, so emotionally real in its relationships between characters, and so beautifully read that it was really a unique experience and a privilege to enjoy this series and every one if its three books.

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Sheer perfection

A perfect ending for Joron and the Windseer. Warning, you may shed a few tears.

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