{"product_id":"blood-road-ryan-w-aslesen-9798254036166","title":"Blood Road: A War's Edge Short Story (Berserkers) (War's Edge: Berserkers)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWar doesn't change you. It chooses who you become.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerserker Private Harvey \"Cal\" Callum came to Harvest Reach looking for purpose. What he found was Sergeant Rourke-a quiet tank commander whose calm voice hides a predator's instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside the armored belly of a gravtank, Cal is drawn into a world where morality erodes grain by grain, where combat demands compromise, and where the man teaching him to survive may be the same man pulling him toward the abyss. Patrol after patrol, he confronts not just the enemy in the fields but the shifting landscape inside his own mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the campaign grinds on, Cal begins to understand the grim reality behind Rourke's methods-and the darker truth taking shape within himself. Some roads don't just change you; they take something you can never get back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom USA Today Bestseller Ryan W. Aslesen comes a gritty, unflinching military sci-fi thriller about mentorship, indoctrination, and the razor-thin line between surviving a war and becoming what it needs you to be.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the critically acclaimed Berserkers series, \u003ci\u003eBlood Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping standalone short story set in the War's Edge universe. Fans of \u003ci\u003eHammer's Slammers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e will feel right at home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote: \u003c\/b\u003e This is a short story presented in a slim paperback edition for readers who prefer physical books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan W. Aslesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254036166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Ryan W. Aslesen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437873082623,"sku":"9798254036166","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6c6bfcc-1576-40bc-a2d4-7324b97ce25a.jpg?v=1777167351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-road-ryan-w-aslesen-9798254036166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}