{"product_id":"rust-gambit-carl-wang-9798181489042","title":"Rust Gambit: Unwanted (Junk Fleet Book 1)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThey gave us the junk. We turned it into a weapon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCass Vero was the youngest chief mechanic in the Colonial Fleet. Then she told the truth. Now she maintains dead ships in a scrapyard at the edge of the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer only friend is the \u003ci\u003eRustbucket\u003c\/i\u003e-a decommissioned corvette so old that 40% of its hull is corrosion. She talks to it like a pet. It answers with flickering lights and whispered words. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Fleet orders the \u003ci\u003eRustbucket\u003c\/i\u003e destroyed, Cass does something stupid. She steals it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ship's rust isn't decay. It's nanites. It's memory. It's alive. And it's hungry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery time Cass uses the ship's power, she loses a memory. First her mother's face. Then her first kiss. Then the reason she's fighting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow she's hunted by the Masters-ancient aliens who harvest entire species. The Colonial Fleet wants her dead. And the rust is whispering a name she doesn't recognize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEyes open. Hands empty. The hunt begins.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRust Gambit: Unwanted\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the Junk Fleet series-a military science fiction adventure perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Expanse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/i\u003e, and gritty space operas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798181489042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.64d","brand":"Carl Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173687632127,"sku":"9798181489042","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rust-gambit-carl-wang-9798181489042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}