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Sailing on The Bone Ships

The Bone Ships
R. J. Barker
Orbit
Paper $15.99
ebook $9.99

I really liked The Bone Ships. It is a nautical fantasy set about warfare, redemption, loyalty, and honor. It’s also the first book of a trilogy, and I’ll be reading the next two books when they come out.

The Hundred Isles and the Gaunt Islands have been at war for centuries, fighting with ships made from the bones of great sea-going dragons.

The last dragon was killed over a generation ago. The bones are becoming a more and more scarce commodity. But a dragon has been spotted… Continue reading