Call of the Bone Ships

How it reads

Call of the Bone Ships is fantasy (nautical fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in the wilderness or at sea, in no single period, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are survival, friendship and power and politics. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.