I.M.I: The Call (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798271069918)

By Jacob Strider

In the lawless shadows of the Stanton system, loyalty is just another form of oxygen-and both are running out.

DTOX, a former Advocacy agent turned fugitive, captains the Magnum Frons-a rebuilt freighter kept alive by rust, hope, and a crew of outcasts flying under the banner of ImMobile Industries. They survive by salvaging the wreckage left behind by wars and corporations, but when a routine recovery mission uncovers a sealed Hurston Dynamics prototype-something that hums, dreams, and kills without fire-their small-time operation becomes the spark for something far greater.

Now hunted by pirates, corporations, and the UEE itself, the IMI crew must navigate between loyalty and survival as the line between human, machine, and myth begins to blur.
From the neon rot of Grim HEX to the sterile towers of microTech, The Call is a gritty, cinematic space-thriller where every breath is a transaction and every signal in the dark might be a ghost-or something worse that remembers your name.

Perfect for fans of The Expanse, Mass Effect, and Firefly, this is the first book in the IMI series-a deep-space odyssey of rebellion, identity, and the cost of staying human when the machines start to dream.