The Tidepost Chronicles
Middle Grade Portal Fantasy Series
THE TIDE RUNNERS - Launching April 10 at Raconteur Press
When the world redraws itself at every tide, only the runners can keep the realms connected—so long as they never break their oath. Twice a day, tidegates ripple open across the archipelago, revealing fleeting routes to distant realms: breathing coral forests, drowned markets suspended in air bubbles, floating islands crowned with crystal trees. The Royal Tidepost Runners are sworn to deliver sealed messages through these shifting portals before the tide turns and the gates collapse.
Their oath is simple: Never break a seal. Deliver by tide's turn. Or the world drifts further apart.
Twelve-year-old Beck North joins the runners to prove himself—and to uncover what happened to his missing cartographer father. With his bold partner Tack Derain and their precise teammate Zuri Kade, Beck races through impossible worlds, evades rival couriers and dangerous conspiracies, and learns that keeping promises is the hardest adventure of all.
THE TIDEPOST CHRONICLES is a middle-grade portal fantasy series where boys succeed through ingenuity and teamwork, not special powers. With the oath-bound adventure of Ranger's Apprentice, the portal wonder of Nevermoor, and the competent kid energy of The City of Ember, this series delivers fast-paced adventures where courage means choosing connection over control—and where the strongest bonds are the ones we choose to keep. Perfect for readers who love maps, gadgets, camaraderie, and stories where doing the right thing matters more than being the chosen one.