A sweeping historical series tracing one inheritance across continents and conflicts, The Tides Cycle follows Charles Hawthorne from a childhood shaped by silence to a life forged in exile, resistance, and war.
Beginning in a great English house built to endure and conceal, the series moves through forced crossings, colonial violence, open warfare, and return. What binds the novels is not geography but consequence: the cost of silence, the burden of memory, and the truth that justice is never inherited, it is claimed.
Books in the Series
Jandarri: The Last Walkabout
The Tides Cycle Begins Here. A companion novella introducing Jandarri and the origins of the bond that will shape the series. Learn More
Begin The Tides Cycle with Jandarri – The Last Walkabout
Book 1 – The Tide of Silence
When Edward Hawthorne vanishes at sea, the estate falls into a strained silence, and young Charles begins searching for answers that lead far beyond the walls of his home.Learn More
Book 2 – The Tide of Exile
Aboard The Resolute, Isabella, Charles, and Jandarri are thrust into a voyage of secrecy, brutality, and endurance as the ship’s true purpose is revealed. Learn More
Book 3 – The Tide of Endurance
Cast ashore on the coast of Western Australia, Charles and Jandarri must navigate a vast and unforgiving interior while hunted by the men they escaped. Learn More
Book 4 – The Tide of War
From the battlefields of the Second Boer War to the hidden conflicts of the Eastern Cape, Charles and Jandarri confront old enemies, buried truths, and the return of a man long believed dead.Learn More
Book 5 – The Tide of Reckoning
Charles Hawthorne’s journey leads back to Australia, then to England, where the final struggle for Hawthorne Hall becomes a contest over truth, legacy, and justice. Learn More