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The Bone Ships
A Fantasy Novel by RJ Barker
Book 1 of the The Tide Child Trilogy Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Naval Fantasy,
- Military Fantasy,
- Dragon Fantasy,
- Found Family,
- Redemption Arc
This book is for you if you're into...
- Ships built from dragon bones sailing into doomed battles
- Condemned crews forging loyalty and redemption on the high seas
- Captains who are broken, reluctant, and deeply flawed
From Little Stack
The Tide Child is a ship of the damned. Everyone aboard is condemned to die in battle: a criminal, outcast, disgraced, and most important of all, expendable. Their captain is unqualified to lead, a drunken failure, and riddled with insecurities and a deep sense of self-loathing.
But over the course of the series, through all the challenges they endure and the people they lose, the crew of the Tide Child become a tight-knit company. They are transformed into something greater, find purpose in failure, turn enemies into family, and, ultimately, earn redemption through making the hard choices only they can.
Two nations at war. One prize beyond compare.
For generations, the Hundred Isles have built their ships from the bones of ancient dragons to fight an endless war. The dragons disappeared, but the battles for supremacy persisted.
Now, the first dragon in centuries has been spotted in far-off waters, and both sides see a chance to shift the balance of power in their favor. Because whoever catches it will win not only glory but the war.
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