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R. J. Barker

British fantasy author

Wounded Kingdom trilogy
Tide Child trilogy

Websitewww.rjbarker.com

R. J. Barker (or, RJ Barker) is a British author of fantasy literature. He is best known for his Wounded Kingdom trilogy and the Tide Child trilogy.

Career

Barker is from Leeds, England. He played in a band for many years before realizing he "was never a very good musician", after which he turned to literature.^[1]

Barker served as a judge for the 2018 James White Award.^[2]

In 2021, Barker sold a new fantasy series the Forsaken trilogy to Orbit Books.^[3]

Personal life

Barker has Crohn's disease. He has used his personal experiences to explore the presentation of disabled characters in fantasy literature.^[4]

Reception and awards

Age of Assassins, the first book in the Wounded Kingdom trilogy, was nominated for the 2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel^[5] and the 2018 Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer.^[6]

The Bone Ships, the first book in the Tide Child trilogy, won the 2020 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel.^[7]
Gods of the Wyrdwood was winner of 2024 American Library Association's Reading List – Fantasy. ^[8]

Bibliography

Wounded Kingdom trilogy

Age of Assassins (2017)
Blood of Assassins (2018)
King of Assassins (2018)

Tide Child trilogy

The Bone Ships (2019)
Call of the Bone Ships (2020)
The Bone Ship's Wake (2021)

Forsaken trilogy

Gods of the Wyrdwood (2023)

References

^ Timy (27 Feb 2020). "Interview with RJ Barker". Queen's Book Asylum. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ "2018 James White Award shortlist". Locus. 20 Jul 2018. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ "RJ Barker's Forsaken Trilogy goes to Orbit". Johnson & Alcock. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 8 Aug 2022.
^ R.J. Barker (28 Nov 2017). "Disabling Stereotypes". Medium. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ "2018 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 22 Oct 2018. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ "2018 Gemmell Awards Winners". Locus. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ "2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 22 Feb 2021. Retrieved 7 Aug 2022.
^ Moore, Ninah.(2024). Reading List: Year’s best in genre fiction for adult Readers American Library Association, January 20, 2024.