{"product_id":"the-plasmoidian-empire-william-a-burningham-9798249069148","title":"The Plasmoidian Empire: A Rift Walker Saga Adventure","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHEY DIDN'T COME TO CONQUER. THEY CAME TO HARVEST.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ePlasmoidian Empire\u003c\/b\u003e is a tidal wave of living metal and burning plasma, moving through the galaxy with the mechanical indifference of a locust swarm. They don't want your land, your gold, or your loyalty. They want the \u003cb\u003eatoms\u003c\/b\u003e that hold your world together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STRIPPING OF WORLDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine the bones of a skyscraper groaning as steel girders are ripped through concrete like skeletons escaping skin. This is the \u003cb\u003eMidnight Harvest\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Siphon-Harps: \u003c\/b\u003e Massive vessels that hum at a frequency that shatters glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Resource Node: \u003c\/b\u003e To the Empire, your home is just a gas station; your history is just raw copper and lithium to be siphoned into the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Scorched Exit: \u003c\/b\u003e Once a world is \"unplugged\" of its metal, the invaders ignite the atmosphere-leaving behind a barren, airless husk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEET YOUR NEW GODS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are a biological nightmare fused with industrial steam-tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pilot: \u003c\/b\u003e A translucent, cyan-tinted octo-squid encased in a pressurized glass dome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Machine: \u003c\/b\u003e Hulking brass-and-steel frames vibrating with the drone of internal pistons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hive: \u003c\/b\u003e From 7-foot \u003cb\u003eScouts\u003c\/b\u003e to the 50-foot \u003cb\u003eBehemoths\u003c\/b\u003e, they operate with a cold, synchronized silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE ENGINEER. ONE BLIND SPOT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the backwater world of \u003cb\u003eAethel\u003c\/b\u003e, a man named \u003cb\u003eSilas\u003c\/b\u003e has done the impossible. He built a sanctuary the Empire's sensors couldn't see. While the world above was reduced to dust and plastic, Silas was busy drafting the \u003cb\u003eAethel Protocol\u003c\/b\u003e-the first manual for killing a god.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"To the Empire, we are the rust on the gears of the universe. It's time to jam the machine.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE RIFTWALKER SAGA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA story of survival, scavenged genius, and a galaxy finding its voice in the dark.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William A. Burningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249069148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"William A. Burningham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173163442431,"sku":"9798249069148","price":7.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-plasmoidian-empire-william-a-burningham-9798249069148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}