Veins of Dust

A Sci-Fi Techno-Thriller of Survival and Rebellion

By: Sal Riff

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Includes illustrations for the Cast of Characters.

The galaxy broke them apart. The stitch will pull them back together.

Ten years ago, the StitchCount Rebellion burned across the stars, buying freedom with blood and silence. But peace is just an intermission.

On the red planet of Veridia, Agent Sallet, a ruthless "Cleaner" for the Unified Directorate, arrives with a diplomatic android named Aria to sign a treaty. But the ink is barely dry before the world explodes. Betrayed by his own command, Sallet finds himself trapped underground with the machine he was ordered to destroy—and the realization that he is no longer the hunter, but the prey.

As a kinetic shockwave known as "The Scream" shatters the planet, survivors converge on the last safe haven: The Garden.

• Valerie Vane, the legendary "Voice" of the resistance, must lead her people out of the ruins of the North.

• Calista, a mechanic haunted by the ghost of a lost love, fights through the wastes with a broken droid and a refusal to die.

• Camdon, a war machine who learned to plant flowers, must decide if he is willing to become a monster again to save his wife.

• Emile Vescere, the keeper of secrets, holds the key to an ancient technology that could save the world—or crack it in half.

With the Directorate flagship Aegis hanging in orbit like a guillotine and a cyborg hunter tracking their every move, the survivors of the StitchCount must unite for one final stand. The ledger of the past is full of red ink. Now, it’s time to balance the books.

"Gritty, emotional, and relentlessly paced. Veins of Dust is a masterclass in space opera survival."