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In Cosmic Era 71, when Outer Space is ruled by thieves and pirates, a brilliant junk-tech mechanic named Lowe Gear discovers a top-secret Mobile Suit in the middle of some space debris. Everyone has been looking for it and now everyone is looking for Lowe.

"When Lowe finds a huge chunk of rare metal, he soon discovers that people are willing to do anything and everything to retrieve this unusual substance--including murder! After a vicious attack, Lowe barely escapes with his life. He retreats to the graveyard, where he tries to create a new sword for Red Frame--but danger is never far away and conspiracies and hidden agendas swirl around the junk techs"--Back cover

When a mysterious mobile suit opens fire on Red Frame, Lowe Gear and his band of Junk Techs must uncover the mystery behind the attack, in a series that continues where Gundam Seed Astray R left off.

The year is Cosmic Era 70. The world is a dangerous place, and the universe has been taken over by thieves and pirates. Lowe Gear, a brilliant junk-tech mechanic, discovers a top-secret Mobile Suit in the midst of space debris. This mysterious Mobile Suit seems to have been on the top of everyone's holiday shopping list -- and now everyone is after Lowe!

In the war between Coordinators and the Blue Cosmos, a terrorist organization for the promotion of Naturals, everyone is claiming to be fighting for peace...but the fighting never ends. Lowe is just your average parts scavenger with big dreams. When the exccentric Mondo asks Lowe for a favor, he has no choice but to get involved. As they wander through space in search for parts, danger is never far away...

With the Dreadnought activated, Lowe's crew wins a game of chicken with Canard, forcing him to retreat. With the ship still damaged, Canard returns with Hyperion to do battle. Young adult.

During a junk salvaging mission, Lowe and his crew find a top-secret mobile suit know as the Red Frame, but they have to face many enemies who want to claim the Red Frame as their own.