DARK TIDES is the thrilling sequel to DARK SANDS, finalist for the 2025 Aurealis Awards Best Science Fiction Novel - Australia's most prestigious speculative fiction literary award.

"‘Dark Tides’ carries a meticulous swell of horror, mystery, and science fiction through powerful world-building, foreboding dread, and a ruinous buffet of human emotion. A tsunami of panic, desperation, and sorrow choke every page, while the hopeful light of his central characters weaves through the marauding doom like the shimmering edge of an eclipse."
- Neil J. Hart, Award Winning Sci-fi Author

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AFTER SOMEHOW SURVIVING THE LONG, DARK NIGHT, TARLO FELL TO A NEW WORLD.

Here on Alantia, things are different.

The colonists live in advanced skybases, the air is breathable, and the environment a far cry from the deadly sands of Cahros – in fact, Alantia is covered by a single, planet-spanning ocean.

Still clinging to dreams of discovering new life and hoping to prove himself once again, Tarlo volunteers to join a deep-sea expedition. Just as they reach the depths, a new discovery changes everything, setting into motion another desperate race for survival.

There’s something down there… in the deep…

DARK TIDES is the second book in the Thrilling Sci-Fi Adventure Series, THE DARKWORLDS SAGA, by J.S.Harman.