{"product_id":"ren-sal-riff-9798245471488","title":"Ren: A StitchCount Story: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Romance Novella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEfficiency has no room for sentiment. But some things are too beautiful to delete.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Helios flagship \u003ci\u003eSubjugator\u003c\/i\u003e, silence is the only law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRen (Unit 734) is a \"Scrubber\"-a digital janitor in the belly of a warship. His job is simple: erase. He deletes love letters, birthday wishes, and desperate pleas from the data stream to keep the ship's systems efficient. He is a ghost in the machine, stripping humanity out of the code to make room for weapon schematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ren has a secret. Buried deep in a hidden folder, he hoards fragments of the things he's supposed to destroy: a line of poetry, a snippet of a song, a memory of a flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eSubjugator\u003c\/i\u003e arrives at the planet Veridia with orders to \"sanitize\" the surface, Ren discovers an anomaly that shatters his worldview. Down on the doomed planet, in the crosshairs of the orbital guns, a bio-engineered monster is tending a garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between the crushing order of the Empire and the messy, vibrant chaos of life, Ren must make a choice. He can remain a perfect cog in the machine, or he can become the glitch that brings the whole system crashing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the universe of \u003ci\u003eThe StitchCount Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e comes a heartbreaking and hopeful novella about the cost of war, the power of memory, and the \"messy variables\" that make us human.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I am not a janitor. I am a witness.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat to expect: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Gripping Sci-Fi Novella: \u003c\/b\u003e A standalone story set in the world of Sal Riff's \u003ci\u003eIron \u0026amp; Dust\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDystopian Space Opera: \u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eAndor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, and stories of rebellion against totalitarian regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmotional Depth: \u003c\/b\u003e A poignant look at art, resistance, and sacrifice in a world of cold logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll up and grab your copy to hear the noise today!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sal Riff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245471488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Sal Riff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172288110847,"sku":"9798245471488","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ren-sal-riff-9798245471488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}