Deep Keel Miner is an exciting book that dives into the world of deep space mining in the Cirrus System, one of Earth's first successful colonizations some 5100 years into the future. Human expansion is driven by a unique mineral named Draconia, found in the Cirrus Asteroid Belt. The ethical mining guild controls asteroid mining, while the devious Mantle Works Corporation controls the market, setting the stage for conflict and discovery. The age-old conflict between the Mining Guild and the Mantle Works is exasperated with the discovery of a crystal-lined vug in a remote area of the Cirrus Asteroid Belt. Fortunately, a young man, John Erricsen, creates an artificial intelligence mechanical dog that helps them while it learns intelligence is more than knowing bits and bobs of knowledge. Please join John and his crew in taking on the monopolistic, unscrupulous Mantle Works Corporation.