Space Station Midway: The Rust Ring
(2025)(The third book in the Midway: Mech Wars series)
A novel by Luke Witten
The money was supposed to buy peace. Instead, it bought a front-row seat to the apocalypse.
Life in the "Keel"—the rusted industrial gut of Midway Station—has finally quieted down. I’m Kael "Rook" Samuels, and thanks to a fat hush-money payout from the Navy, my debts are paid, my heavy assault mech is fully upgraded, and I have Aria—a lethal, breathtaking Combat Synthetic—watching my back and warming my bed.
But quiet never lasts on the Frontier.
It starts with a glitch. A loader-bot in my hangar goes berserk, its eyes flashing the color of a bruised storm. It’s not a software error. It’s a sickness. A biological "Rot" is spreading through the station’s machine labor force, turning obedient droids into rage-fueled killers.
While the Navy ignores the warning signs, a new client drags me back into the fire.
Nyx.
She’s a high-end espionage agent masquerading as a pleasure model in the station’s glittery Topside district. She’s dangerous, manipulative, and she knows too much. She needs a bodyguard to help her extract a deadly secret from the neon-soaked alleyways of the Red Light District.
The job was supposed to be a simple extraction. It turns into a war.
From the grime of the Rust Ring to the gilded penthouses of the Sapphire Spire, a conspiracy is festering. A corrupt Admiral and a ruthless Guild Lord are building an army of monsters, and they’re about to flip the switch.
With a jealous mechanic trying to keep my mech running, a combat-bot learning to feel, and a spy who might betray us all, I have to stop the signal before Midway tears itself apart from the inside out.
The rot runs deep. But I’ve got a shovel.
Space Station: Midway — The Rust Ring is the second book in the series. Expect high-speed chases, brutal mech combat, cyberpunk mystery, and a spice-filled sci-fi harem adventure.
Genre: Thriller
Life in the "Keel"—the rusted industrial gut of Midway Station—has finally quieted down. I’m Kael "Rook" Samuels, and thanks to a fat hush-money payout from the Navy, my debts are paid, my heavy assault mech is fully upgraded, and I have Aria—a lethal, breathtaking Combat Synthetic—watching my back and warming my bed.
But quiet never lasts on the Frontier.
It starts with a glitch. A loader-bot in my hangar goes berserk, its eyes flashing the color of a bruised storm. It’s not a software error. It’s a sickness. A biological "Rot" is spreading through the station’s machine labor force, turning obedient droids into rage-fueled killers.
While the Navy ignores the warning signs, a new client drags me back into the fire.
Nyx.
She’s a high-end espionage agent masquerading as a pleasure model in the station’s glittery Topside district. She’s dangerous, manipulative, and she knows too much. She needs a bodyguard to help her extract a deadly secret from the neon-soaked alleyways of the Red Light District.
The job was supposed to be a simple extraction. It turns into a war.
From the grime of the Rust Ring to the gilded penthouses of the Sapphire Spire, a conspiracy is festering. A corrupt Admiral and a ruthless Guild Lord are building an army of monsters, and they’re about to flip the switch.
With a jealous mechanic trying to keep my mech running, a combat-bot learning to feel, and a spy who might betray us all, I have to stop the signal before Midway tears itself apart from the inside out.
The rot runs deep. But I’ve got a shovel.
Space Station: Midway — The Rust Ring is the second book in the series. Expect high-speed chases, brutal mech combat, cyberpunk mystery, and a spice-filled sci-fi harem adventure.
Genre: Thriller
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