Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
321
Language
English
Published
Sep 4, 2025
Publisher
Independently published
Description
A quadrillion-dollar asteroid. A trail of bodies. One man’s last shot at redemption.
In the hard vacuum of the Asteroid Belt, where corporate logos fly higher than flags, Elias Kane swore he’d never return. A retired miner haunted by a broken marriage and a son’s distant voice, he’s pulled back to 16-Psyche-Alpha—a rock worth enough to buy worlds, but claiming lives with surgical precision. When sabotage turns deadly, Elias is hired to uncover the truth behind a string of “accidents” that killed nine, including the son of a grieving VP.
Teamed with Cassandra Voros, a sharp-edged heiress with her own ghosts, and Michelle Wei, a Beijing operative playing both sides, Elias navigates a web of corporate betrayal, rogue drones, and secrets heavier than the ore they mine. As the body count rises, so does the stakes—because the truth could burn an empire or save his son’s future.
Iron Gambit is a high-octane sci-fi thriller that blends noir grit with cosmic stakes. Perfect for fans of The Expanse and Blade Runner, Robert Charles delivers a tale of greed, grief, and the cost of stealing from the stars.
Will Elias Kane survive the Belt’s deadliest game—or become its next ghost?
In the hard vacuum of the Asteroid Belt, where corporate logos fly higher than flags, Elias Kane swore he’d never return. A retired miner haunted by a broken marriage and a son’s distant voice, he’s pulled back to 16-Psyche-Alpha—a rock worth enough to buy worlds, but claiming lives with surgical precision. When sabotage turns deadly, Elias is hired to uncover the truth behind a string of “accidents” that killed nine, including the son of a grieving VP.
Teamed with Cassandra Voros, a sharp-edged heiress with her own ghosts, and Michelle Wei, a Beijing operative playing both sides, Elias navigates a web of corporate betrayal, rogue drones, and secrets heavier than the ore they mine. As the body count rises, so does the stakes—because the truth could burn an empire or save his son’s future.
Iron Gambit is a high-octane sci-fi thriller that blends noir grit with cosmic stakes. Perfect for fans of The Expanse and Blade Runner, Robert Charles delivers a tale of greed, grief, and the cost of stealing from the stars.
Will Elias Kane survive the Belt’s deadliest game—or become its next ghost?
Genres
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Horror