A brother and sister embarking on a treacherous voyage. A court torn between duty and dereliction. A merchant ship traversing the sea dividing an already divided empire.

As siblings Ira and Esther strive to escape from a dark past, a court of governors and an elven ruler navigate those tensions brewing across the Haurthian Empire. In this first installment of the Tidal Fates trilogy, the crew of the Wayfarer finds itself unwittingly caught in the midst of a conflict between the two mainlands, the kind that can only be settled by peace or civil war.

Born and raised in Sierra Madre, California, Tom Usle currently resides in the greater Chicago area where he serves as an employee of Students for Life of America. A reader by hobby and an author by passion, Mr. Usle enjoys those simple pleasures of life, chief among them the company of good friends and family relations.