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1 Career  





2 Personal life  





3 Reception and awards  





4 Bibliography  



4.1  Wounded Kingdom trilogy  





4.2  Tide Child trilogy  





4.3  Forsaken trilogy  







5 References  





6 External links  














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R. J. Barker
BornLeeds, England
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
Notable works
  • Wounded Kingdom trilogy
  • Tide Child trilogy
  • Website
    www.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

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    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

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    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

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    Bibliography

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    Wounded Kingdom trilogy

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    Forsaken trilogy

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    References

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    1. ^ 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.
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    RJ Barker at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Edit this at Wikidata


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