A terse telegram compels Jonathan Hale from his comfortable life as mayor of a sleepy town. A former gunslinger and marshal, Hale finds himself caught in the loose ends of the life he left behind. By the time he finds out what he's gotten into, the inexorable draw of fate tangles him in a conflict that could determine the future of the Reaches. Speculative fiction that puts aside traditional categories, Shifting Tides blends elements of fantasy and Western fiction.