{"product_id":"the-open-territory-michael-dyer-9798186063025","title":"The Open Territory: After the Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Three of the Cañada del Hueso Saga\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe canyon burned.\u003cbr\u003eThe secrets did not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of the archive's destruction, Mateo Ríos and the survivors of Cañada del Hueso carry the last surviving records of a forgotten frontier network. The knowledge they saved is powerful enough to reshape the New Mexico Territory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hidden systems are no longer hidden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRumors spread faster than the truth. Freight routes once known only to a handful of stewards are now whispered across the frontier. Military officers, ranching interests, Apache communities, settlers, and opportunists all begin searching for the same thing: the surviving ledgers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone wants the ledgers.\u003cbr\u003eNo one agrees who should control them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs drought, displacement, and uncertainty spread across the frontier, Mateo must decide how to protect information capable of determining who lives, who survives, and who holds power. Beside him, Eliza Calder faces a different challenge. How can systems that keep people alive remain just, once they become political? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe struggle has changed.\u003cbr\u003eThe battle is no longer over hidden water. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is over who should bear responsibility for the systems that sustain an entire territory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Open Territory \u003c\/i\u003eis the third novel in the Cañada del Hueso Saga, a historical frontier adventure of survival, political intrigue, hidden infrastructure, and slow-burn romance set in the drought-stricken New Mexico Territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798186063025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Michael Dyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174344270079,"sku":"9798186063025","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfeb91e6-ff98-481f-9171-cbb4e978ada8.jpg?v=1788959142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-open-territory-michael-dyer-9798186063025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}