The Ragpicker of Rust Vale
Echoes of the Collapse — Book 1
He doesn’t scavenge for scrap. He scours the ruins for memories.
In the decaying sprawl of Rust Vale, a lone figure wanders the ruins with purpose. Known only as The Ragpicker, he’s a relic of a forgotten war—wrapped in patchwork tech, haunted by ghosts of the past, and armed with a rifle that hums with ancient power.
But when a salvaged drone reveals a trace of a voice he thought lost forever, the Ragpicker’s mission changes. Driven by grief and hope, he embarks on a dangerous journey to recover the digital fragments of the woman he loved—now scattered across a landscape ruled by madness, corrupted AI, and memory-hungry machines.
To piece her back together, he must brave the haunted depths of a fallen world... and risk becoming a memory himself.
The Ragpicker of Rust Vale is a standalone sci-fi short story set in the world of Echoes of the Collapse—a post-apocalyptic saga of broken machines, buried love, and the high price of remembering.
New expanded edition included double the chapters, more action, deeper character development, and extra bonus art!
In the decaying sprawl of Rust Vale, a lone figure wanders the ruins with purpose. Known only as The Ragpicker, he’s a relic of a forgotten war—wrapped in patchwork tech, haunted by ghosts of the past, and armed with a rifle that hums with ancient power.
But when a salvaged drone reveals a trace of a voice he thought lost forever, the Ragpicker’s mission changes. Driven by grief and hope, he embarks on a dangerous journey to recover the digital fragments of the woman he loved—now scattered across a landscape ruled by madness, corrupted AI, and memory-hungry machines.
To piece her back together, he must brave the haunted depths of a fallen world... and risk becoming a memory himself.
The Ragpicker of Rust Vale is a standalone sci-fi short story set in the world of Echoes of the Collapse—a post-apocalyptic saga of broken machines, buried love, and the high price of remembering.
New expanded edition included double the chapters, more action, deeper character development, and extra bonus art!