Blackwood Press

Decades after the collapse of the old systems, civilization survives on fragile infrastructure and harder choices. Power is scarce. Borders are held by force. And every act of resistance carries a cost someone else will pay.

Peri Blackwood runs with a crew of scrappers—stealing what the Continental Authority hoards and delivering it to communities the government forgot. She’s fast. She’s reliable. Some days, she almost believes that’s enough.

Kitt Ota believes systems can be repaired if you understand them well enough. Control what you can. Accept what you can’t. Keep your hands busy and your expectations low.

A routine job uncovers something the Authority never meant to lose. Now the questions won’t stop. Who authorized it. Who buried it. And why people with power are suddenly paying attention to a crew that was never supposed to matter.