{"product_id":"space-concreters-ryan-michael-upton-9781764622769","title":"Space Concreters: A Science Fiction Adventure of Power, Betrayal and Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you do if the foundations of an entire civilisation were built on a secret?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRyan is an engineer who knows how to build things. He never expected to become involved in a mystery that reaches from a construction site on a distant colony to the highest levels of power in the galaxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a mysterious phone is discovered hidden inside concrete, Ryan is drawn into a chain of events involving \u003cb\u003eBig Concrete\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the most powerful organisations in human space. What begins as an industrial mystery soon reveals missing cargo, corporate intrigue, political manipulation and secrets surrounding the succession of an empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ryan travels between construction sites, spacecraft and the corridors of power, he discovers that Big Concrete is far more than a construction company. It controls ships, resources, colonies and the livelihoods of millions of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Ryan finds himself caught between powerful personalities, dangerous enemies and people he cannot easily trust. \u003cb\u003eJohnny, Angelo, Messalina and Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e each have their own ideas about who should control the future-and what that control should cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut power has consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the struggle for control threatens to turn an entire civilisation into the possession of one person, Ryan must decide what responsibility really means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause building an empire is easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuilding one that belongs to everyone is much harder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPACE CONCRETERS\u003c\/b\u003e is a science-fiction adventure combining \u003cb\u003espace exploration, engineering, corporate intrigue, mystery, political conflict, romance and betrayal\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Michael Upton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764622766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764622769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Michael Upton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.83d","brand":"Ryan Michael Upton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780036694271,"sku":"9781764622769","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd09146c-fe32-407b-a651-6a35d4f02b09.jpg?v=1792948856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/space-concreters-ryan-michael-upton-9781764622769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}