The Last Road on Ember Isle

About this book:

On Ember Isle, the Road is the only thing between survival and the grave. A self-healing ribbon of ancient polymer cutting through volcanic hellscape, the Spine carries every drop of water, every round of ammunition, and every hope of escape—until a flaming orbital pod crashes square across both lanes, stranding a Core Reach surveyor named Jon Vance in the crosshairs of every warlord on the island.

Silas and Corinne have spent years holding the high ground at Lookout Ridge, keeping the Road clear and their heads down. But Jon’s "sky-gun" and the secrets locked in his wrecked descent vehicle just turned their quiet war into a siege. The Ironhead Syndicate is coming from the north. The Coastal Militia is rolling up from the south. And something in the pod’s encrypted core is worth burning the whole island to possess.

Twenty-six chapters of relentless pursuit, shifting alliances, and bone-deep worldbuilding drive Jon, Silas, and Corinne from the sulfurous Throat to the fortified Terminus. In a place where stepping off the pavement means death, the only way out is forward—through the scavengers, the syndicates, and the long-buried truth of why the sky went silent sixty years ago.