Blanchland Blues

John MacAlister's latest job ends the way most of them do—on fire . Discharged from the Star Corps and scraping by on bad contracts, John's got one asset left: Alvis, a salvaged robot prototype with relentless logic, stubborn ethics, and zero patience for John's impulses. Freedom from a lunar holding cell comes with strings: find Ril, a runaway teen carrying secrets powerful enough to topple a corporate empire. Hand her over, walk free. Protect her, burn every bridge he's got left. The smart move is obvious. John's never been smart. A fast-paced sci-fi adventure about bad plans, moral lines, and two unlikely partners whose first mission is just the beginning.