A gripping blend of science fiction and the Wild West set on an alien planet. Zestrum Doniphon is a good man with a bad reputation. A job offer brings him to Copperbank and into a budding range war. On Blanken 9, water is the winning hand and Zestrum just may be the man who can stack the deck.When technology is hard to come by, it helps if yours is built in.Zestrum Doniphon arrives in Copperbank seeking a fresh start, but he quickly becomes embroiled in a battle over the town's lifeblood-water. Claude Etcheverry, a ruthless rancher, controls the precious resource with his private army of cyborgs. Opposing him is Gerald Nowlin, a visionary neighbor who dreams of an oasis in the Badlands.

Nowlin offers Zestrum a chance at independence-his own piece of land in exchange for building an aqueduct that could change everything.Sheriff Mitch Bodie, a relic of justice in a lawless land, seeks Zestrum's gun. But as alliances shift and loyalties are tested, Zestrum's choices become life-or-death gambles in Copperbank's dusty streets."Rio Cyborg" is a sci-fi/western adventure where a solitary man finds the courage to find his place.