He walked to forget. The world remembers.

He woke in the wasteland with no past—only scars, a tattoo, and a name whispered by the wind.

Crait Voss should have been dead. Instead, he stirs to life on the broken world of Rale, a desert scarred by the cataclysm known as the Breaking. Fragmented memories and a black phoenix tattoo mark him as heir to a ruined house, but the truth of his legacy lies buried in a place few dare to seek: the Vault—an ancient repository of lost knowledge and a key to either restoration or ruin.

Survival comes first. In a land ruled by dust and violence, Crait forges a fragile alliance with Lyra, a guarded child of the wasteland, and Rayn, a scarred fighter with loyalty etched in blood. Together with Jutt, a wolfhound who refuses to leave their side, they navigate ancient ruins, hostile warbands, and the relentless pursuit of Preek Garan—a warlord whose cruelty rivals the desert itself.

But every step toward the Vault drags Crait deeper into the weight of his family’s sins. Memory crystals whisper forgotten truths, enemies tighten their grip, and sacrifice becomes inevitable. To survive, he must face not only the world that broke, but the fractured man he has become.

Legacy of Dust is a gritty, atmospheric tale of survival, memory, and redemption—perfect for fans of The Road, The Book of the New Sun, and The Dark Tower. In a world where hope is fragile and the past refuses to stay buried, one man must decide whether legacy is a curse to endure or a fire to reclaim.

Dead Reckoning: A Collection of Dystopian Short Stories

What happens when the systems designed to serve us become the cages that define us?

In a near-future world obsessed with efficiency and optimization, the human element has become a rounding error. From the sterile halls of automated healthcare to the dark heart of a government-by-algorithm, Dead Reckoning explores a society where every choice is calculated, every debt is repossessed, and every life has a subscription tier.

In this collection of eight gripping stories, you will encounter:

• The Audit: A desperate designer forced to train the very AI that will erase dissent and silence the artists he admires.

• The Signal: A political strategist who discovers that the highest office in the land has surrendered its will to a viral, flickering green waveform.

• The Weight of Nothing: A veteran caught in a catastrophic "No-Show" loop within a healthcare system that only recognizes pixels, not pain.

• Binding Arbitration: A case manager who uncovers the "Human Capital Recovery" clause—a legal trap that turns debt into a fourteen-year lease on the human body.

• Load Shedding: A legacy grid operator who must choose between the survival of a hospice center and the "Economic Utility Score" of a bank’s server farm.

The landmarks of fairness, logic, and compassion have been erased. How do we navigate then?

Dead Reckoning is more than a warning about technology; it is a reminder that in any system, the most critical component is humanity. When the signal fails and the world goes dark, the only way forward is by the instinct of those who refuse to be deleted.

Navigate the dark. Find your bearings. Grab your copy of Dead Reckoning today.