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RJ Barker

RJ Barker is a softly-spoken Yorkshireman with flowing locks. He lives in the frozen north with his wife and son, and divides his time between writing and looking after his son.

Genres: Fantasy

Series

Wounded Kingdom
   1. Age of Assassins (2017)
   2. Blood of Assassins (2018)
   3. King of Assassins (2018)

Tide Child Trilogy
   1. The Bone Ships (2019)
   2. Call of the Bone Ships (2020)
   3. The Bone Ship's Wake (2021)

Forsaken Trilogy
1. Gods of the Wyrdwood (2023)
2. Warlords of Wyrdwood (2024)

Collections

When Swords Fall Silent (2023) (with others)

Awards

British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (2018) : Age of Assassins

RJ Barker recommends

Red River Seven (2023)
A J Ryan
"Full of both suspense and action, Red River Seven is Apocalypse Now meets Resident Evil."

The Keep Within (2023)
J L Worrad
"A violent, and wildly imaginative, riot of a book."

The Tyranny of Faith (2023)
(Empire of the Wolf, book 2)
Richard Swan
"A stunning piece of modern fantsy writing."

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (2022)
(Gael Song, book 1)
Shauna Lawless
"An atmospheric journey into a thrilling historical fantasy world that feels like it should be real."

The Book Eaters (2022)
Sunyi Dean
"Dean reinvents the vampire in way that's both disturbing."

Ten Low (2021)
(Ten Low, book 1)
Stark Holborn
"Stark Holborn's writing is clever, original and thrilling."