{"product_id":"ashes-of-the-belt-michael-whisenant-9798198470446","title":"Ashes of the Belt","description":"\u003ci\u003eAshes 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe wasn't looking for a war. He was looking for silence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElias 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.\u003cbr\u003eThen his scanner lit up - and everything changed.\u003cbr\u003eBuried 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.\u003cbr\u003eBut the Syndicate isn't the real threat. Deep in the ash and rock, something older is waking. Something that doesn't negotiate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElias Vance is a retired network engineer. He fixes systems.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis time, he may have found one he can't fix.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerfect 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.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Whisenant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198470446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Whisenant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852913979647,"sku":"9798198470446","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ashes-of-the-belt-michael-whisenant-9798198470446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}