Tinker’s Gambit

Some prisons hold more than chains. They hold secrets.

Jax Thorne spends his free time building inventions from stolen factory parts, dreaming of a life beyond the oppressive Ferrus Dominion. His tinkering skills keep him valuable—until a military conscription notice arrives with his name on it.

He thinks he's found a way out through a local crime boss - until the deal goes horribly wrong.

The stakes couldn't be higher.

Now he must forge unlikely alliances with a fierce Soot nomad warrior named Nora, protect a mysterious boy harboring dangerous secrets, while searching for the legendary figure known only as the Machinist.

The clock ticks against him as the Dominion's forces close in. Every invention, every choice could mean the difference between escape or capture. The fate of not just his life, but potentially an entire forgotten civilization hangs in the balance.

Will Jax's mechanical genius be enough to secure their freedom through the deadly wastelands? Or will the Dominion's relentless pursuit end with him creating weapons that enslave them all?