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  • The Bone Ship's Wake

  • The Tide Child Trilogy, Book 3
  • By: RJ Barker
  • Narrated by: Jude Owusu
  • Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (65 ratings)
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The Bone Ship's Wake

By: RJ Barker
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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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Great story, immersive narration,

Absolutely loved this entire trilogy, so many times a reveal or twist happened that I never saw coming but makes perfect sense.
the characters are brilliant and you really connect with members of the crew.

I felt the narration really suited the story.

I have given 4 stars instead of 5 as throughout the trilogy the extra abilities of some of the characters have been subtle and somewhat believable and I felt elements of the last few chapters wernt in keeping.

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excellent series, slightly iffy narrator

A great series of books slightly spoiled by the narrator. even after nearly 60 hours I'm not 100% sure whether the ship was called Tide Child or Tired Child. The proofer should have picked up some really basic errors, like pronouncing basic word wrong (quay pronounced as kway instead of key, that kind of annoying thing)

Good fantasy/Naval crossover anyway, even if the author had pinched a few set pieces straight from Master and Commander : CHEEKY!

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Astounding

Such a terrific end to a tumultuous trilogy!
The narration perfectly matches the fantastic story.

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amazing

An amazing end to the trilogy can't eat to read more from this author.

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Speechless

It’s taken me 2 weeks to write this review. I couldn’t find the words to convey how DAMNED GOOD this book and by extension the series was.

I’m going to miss Jordon, Lucky Meas and the Gullaime. Some of the best characters written,

Beautifully narrated by Jude Owusa.

I’ve read some excellent books this year but this is head and shoulders above them all. Thank you RJ Barker. I cannot wait to see what you come up with next.

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Rivetting? Eee Ship Wife!

Great characterisation . Fast moving and strong story line. Narrator brilliant and amusing. Engaging fantasy.

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Sad to see it finish

brilliant saga really enjoyed it. the depth of characters and sacrifices were so well written. Epic ending to a great series.

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Great story well read

One of those rare gems that feels unique.

Absolutely packed with twists and turns and fabulous rich characters.

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the best story for a long time

Excellent story, completely absorbing and very well structured. polished off by the best reading of a novel I've heard since my father read the hobbit to me.

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Good story. Shocking performance.

Great story, writing is decent if not spectacular. But it's really really let down by the performance unfortunately. Such a shame. Worth a go with a free credit maybe.

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