A New World Rises From Ruins
Step into a dieselpunk saga where memory, machines, and humanity collide.
The Remnants Trilogy begins with Book One: Remnants: The Awakening.
Remnants: The Awakening
Book One of the Remnants Trilogy
Zach wakes in a labor yard with no memory and a name that feels like a stranger’s.
When the Rustclads tear his world apart, he and Nora must fight to survive long enough to uncover the truth behind the Ascendancy — and the identity he was never meant to remember.
A story of grit, loyalty, and rebirth in a world rebuilt from ruin.
Inside the World of Remnants
Aurelia once stood as a monument to progress.
Now, its skyline is a graveyard of steel and smoke.
Between the Ascendancy’s iron rule and the savage machines of the Rustclads, surviving means choosing what pieces of humanity you refuse to let go.
The Remnants Trilogy explores memory, identity, and what it means to reclaim your life in a world determined to erase it.
A Broken World, Reborn Through Fire
About the Author
Rust & Rebirth Press was created by Daniel Eakins to bring grounded, emotionally charged dystopian stories to life.
Remnants began as an ongoing dream — one that evolved into a world of dieselpunk machinery, scorched memories, and the resilience of the human spirit.
This trilogy is the beginning of a universe rebuilt from ruin.