Author guide
RJ Barker Books in Order
RJ Barker is a British fantasy author based in Leeds. His published fiction includes the Wounded Kingdom, Tide Child, Forsaken, and Trials of Irody Hasp series, as well as the illustrated prose-poetry work Interment. He has also written short stories and historical scripts.
fantasyepic fantasydark fantasyhistorical fantasypoetry
RJ Barker's Newest Book
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Start with one of these
Age of Assassins
Opening novel of the completed Wounded Kingdom trilogy and Barker's debut series.
The Bone Ships
Opening novel of the acclaimed completed Tide Child Trilogy.
Gods of the Wyrdwood
Opening novel of the completed Forsaken Trilogy.
Mortedant's Peril
Opening novel of the newer Trials of Irody Hasp series.
Read in order
Books by series
trilogy · completed
The Wounded Kingdom
A completed trilogy of dark fantasy novels centered on assassins, kingship, and political intrigue in Maniyadoc.
trilogy · completed
The Tide Child Trilogy
A completed nautical epic fantasy trilogy set among the Hundred Isles, where bone ships and sea dragons shape an ongoing war.
trilogy · completed
The Forsaken Trilogy
A completed dark fantasy trilogy involving ancient forests, warring deities, empire, and resistance.
series · ongoing
The Trials of Irody Hasp
An ongoing historical fantasy mystery series following Irody Hasp, a cleric who can read the last thoughts of the dead.
- 1 Mortedant's PerilAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2026
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Poetry (1)
- IntermentAmazon ↗
illustrated-prose-poetry · 2011