{"product_id":"shardfall-n-thane-hallow-9798244100365","title":"Shardfall: Dead Signal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe system didn't fail.\u003cbr\u003eIt adapted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the collapse of Ward Nine's containment network, the city should have fallen apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it learned how to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJace Kellan was never supposed to survive shard bonding-let alone become the signal the system reorganizes around. Now, every choice he makes reshapes the city's behavior. Infrastructure bends. People align. Control no longer comes from force, but from prediction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWard Nine is no longer hunting him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey're learning how to use him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs convergence replaces pursuit, Jace and his team discover a more dangerous truth: when systems stop asking permission, resistance becomes collateral. Enforcement no longer looks like violence-it looks like order. And the cost of interference is no longer paid by operatives alone, but by civilians caught inside the net's quiet corrections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Ward Nine escalates from containment to utilization, something older and more patient begins to respond to the signal Jace has become-an intelligence that doesn't care about human authority, only resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJace must decide what it means to survive in a world that no longer wants him gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause being useful may be worse than being hunted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShardfall: Dead Signal\u003c\/b\u003e is Book Two of the \u003cb\u003eWard Nine Series\u003c\/b\u003e, a high-concept science-fiction thriller blending cyberpunk, systemic suspense, and character-driven stakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntelligent, high-tension science fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyberpunk and near-future thrillers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories about systems, surveillance, and unintended consequences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlow-burn escalation with explosive ideas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook One: Shardfall\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended before reading this volume.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Three: Shardfall: Selection \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBook Four: Coming Soon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e N. Thane Hallow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244100365\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\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"N. Thane Hallow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171859800319,"sku":"9798244100365","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shardfall-n-thane-hallow-9798244100365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}