In a wasteland ruled by chaos, warlords, and liars, Iris Kane just wants to be left alone with her meltdown bombs, glowing plants, and a strong cup of post-apocalyptic tea.

Too bad the rest of the world has other plans.

When factions start sniffing around her fortress-Kane's Bastion-looking to control her tech, her power, or her reputation, Iris responds the only way she knows how: with sarcasm, science, and the occasional controlled detonation.

She's not a leader. She's not a warlord.

She's just a brilliant, unhinged scientist with too many drones and not enough patience.

But as the threats pile up and her reluctant crew of survivors grows-including a dangerously loyal sniper, a feral ex-mercenary, and a flirt who's too hot for his own good-Iris finds herself caught between survival and something dangerously close to responsibility.

They think she's a myth.

A story whispered across the sand.

But the wasteland's about to learn the truth:

Iris Kane doesn't play nice. And she never fights fair.