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RJ Barker

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RJ Barker is a critically acclaimed and award-winning author of fantasy fiction. He won the 2020 British Fantasy Society (BFS) Robert Holdstock award for Best Novel for his fourth novel, The Bone Ships. His debut trilogy The Wounded Kingdom (Age of Assassins, Blood of Assassins and King of Assassins) was nominated for the David Gemmel Award, the Kitschie Golden Tentacle, The Compton Crook and the BFS Best Debut and Best Novel awards. It was called ‘Thoroughly entertaining and constantly impressive’ by the Fantasy Hive, ‘One of the best fantasy series you will ever read’ by the BFS, and ‘A singular sensational new voice in epic fantasy’ by Kings of the Wyld author Nicholas Eames. He followed this with the award-winning Tide Child Trilogy: The Bone Ships, Call of the Bone Ships and The Bone Ship's Wake. These books have been hailed as “One of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I’ve seen in years” by Adrian Tchaikovsky, and “Brilliant” by Robin Hobb, alongside rave reviews in Starburst, SFX, and a starred review in Booklist: ‘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.’ RJ lives in Leeds with his wife, son and a collection of questionable taxidermy, odd art, scary music and more books than they have room for. He grew up reading whatever he could get his hands on, and has always been 'that one with the book in his pocket'. Having played in rock bands before deciding he was a rubbish musician, RJ returned to his first love, fiction. Website: www.rjbarker.co.uk Twitter: @dedbutdrmng

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Blood of Assassins

The Wounded Kingdom, Book 2

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Series: The Wounded Kingdom, Book 2

Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins

Release date: 13-02-18

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 183 ratings
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Age of Assassins

The Wounded Kingdom, Book 1

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Series: The Wounded Kingdom, Book 1

Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins

Release date: 03-08-17

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 303 ratings
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Call of the Bone Ships

The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 2

By: R. J. Barker

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Series: The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 2

Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins

Release date: 24-11-20

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
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Gods of the Wyrdwood

The Forsaken Trilogy, Book 1

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Series: Forsaken Trilogy, Book 1

Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins

Release date: 29-06-23

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
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Warlords of Wyrdwood

The Forsaken Trilogy, Book 2

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Series: Forsaken Trilogy, Book 2

Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins

Release date: 10-09-24

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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King of Assassins

The Wounded Kingdom, Book 3

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Series: The Wounded Kingdom, Book 3

Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins

Release date: 07-08-18

Language: English

5 out of 5 stars 164 ratings
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The Bone Ships

Winner of the Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Series: The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 1

Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins

Release date: 24-09-19

Language: English

4 out of 5 stars 150 ratings
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The Bone Ship's Wake

The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 3

By: RJ Barker

Narrated by: Jude Owusu

Series: The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 3

Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins

Release date: 28-09-21

Language: English

4.5 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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When Swords Fall Silent

An Epic Fantasy Anthology

By: Bryce O'Connor, David Dalglish, JA Andrews, Terry Mancour, Luke Chmilenko, M.L. Wang, Marie Brennan, Michael J Sullivan, Philip C. Quaintrell, RJ Barker, Andrew Rowe

Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds, Travis Baldree, John Lee, Kate Reading, Steven Brand, Emily Lawrence, Mikael Naramore, Nikki Massoud, full cast

Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins

Release date: 07-03-23

Language: English

2.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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