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The high-desert wind of Jasper, Nevada, usually carries nothing but dust and the heat of the midday sun. But for Jason Cross, the silence is a deceptive shield.
Rebuilt by the rogue black-ops division MECH after a death he barely remembers, Jason has spent months operating as a phantom in the shadows-a walking weapon bound to a crimson helmet and a legacy of violence. He wanted nothing more than to disappear from the world that broke him. Then, he found Hilda.
With her bright blue hair and an innate sense of wonder that the desert hasn't managed to dull, Hilda became the anchor to a humanity Jason thought he'd left in the grave. Together, they carved out a fragile existence on the fringes of survival-until the day the sky tore open.
When a routine patrol brings Jason face-to-face with a conflict spanning across galaxies, their peace is shattered. Giant, autonomous metal titans have brought their ancient civil war to the canyons of Earth, and Jason finds his territory invaded by forces far beyond human comprehension. Among them is Arcee, a battle-hardened Autobot scout who recognizes the phantom steps of a soldier who has lost everything.
An uneasy truce forms in the dust. While Hilda attempts to find the magic and spirit in these metallic giants, Jason is forced to confront a darker truth: MECH is closing in, the Decepticons are mobilizing, and his own internal systems are beginning to flare with a dangerous, familiar green fire. Caught between an interstellar war and a corporate conspiracy, the Red Ghost must decide how far he is willing to go to protect the girl who taught him how to live again.
Some protectors are forged in the fires of a laboratory. Others are defined by the promises they keep to a child. In a world of shifting gears and cold steel, a broken man must find out if his heart is strong enough to stand against the storm...