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Smokestack
Paperback
Series: Tales from the Rim, Book 1
Science FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: John Tunstall
Published: Aug 4 2025
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Smokestack is a warm, character-driven science fiction series where independence, kindness, and duct-tape pragmatism still mean something.
At Midpoint Station's Outer Ring, there's a place where the ribs are smoked slow, the coffee's strong, and the airlock stays open for those who pull their weight. Earl Washington runs Smokestack, a battered but beloved diner that doubles as neutral ground for haulers, techs, and outcasts making their way beyond the reach of centralized control. No one gives speeches here. Everything worth knowing is shown through how people work, how they help, and what they're willing to fix or forgive when systems fail.
These are stories of improvised logistics and quiet defiance, told one plate at a time. Veteran cooks, apprentice runners, offbeat navigators, and quiet engineers build a life from duct tape and discipline. When pressure mounts from failing infrastructure, corporate pressure, or unspoken grief, Smokestack becomes more than a place to eat. It becomes the answer.
With humor, grit, and a rhythm that leans more blues than steel, Smokestack serves up working-class science fiction where kindness is earned, tradition is tested, and everyone pays, eats, and shows respect.
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