Ashes of the Belt

Ashes of the Belt is a high-octane military space opera for fans of The Expanse, Old Man's War, and Armor - where one ordinary man becomes the reluctant center of a conflict that spans civilizations. He wasn't looking for a war. He was looking for silence. Elias Vance traded thirty years in the tech industry for a beat-up mining freighter and the freedom of the asteroid belt. No bosses. No deadlines. No one telling him what to do. Then his scanner lit up - and everything changed. Buried in an unregistered asteroid: an alien warship, ancient and impossibly powerful, with an AI named Nyx who is already bonding with him through technology he doesn't fully understand. Now Warlord Kael Draven and the ruthless Kharon Syndicate want it back - and they're willing to burn the entire belt to get it. But the Syndicate isn't the real threat. Deep in the ash and rock, something older is waking. Something that doesn't negotiate. Elias Vance is a retired network engineer. He fixes systems. This time, he may have found one he can't fix. Perfect for fans of The Expanse and Old Man's War. Ashes of the Belt is a propulsive military space opera debut about freedom, survival, and the cost of extraordinary power.

Pages: 444, Paperback, Independently published