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Negative Space: The Winter Protocol
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ISBN13: 9798188393717
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 3 2026
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 3 2026
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.66 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Some patterns are just glitches in the system. Others are a countdown.
Jon Winter has spent his life trying to take up as little space as possible. Fresh out of a six-year prison stint and working demolition in the ruins of Old D.C., he relies on his hyper-analytical mind to map structural weaknesses and keep his head down. But Jon has a secret: since childhood, his brain has obsessively generated complex geometric symbols he can't explain. When a massive communication blackout hits an off-world mining rig, Jon catches a glimpse of the interference pattern. It's not random static. It's one of his symbols. Tracing the anomaly across global infrastructure, Jon uncovers a terrifying truth: a non-human signal is sweeping through the solar system, and a hidden government agency has been tracking it for over a year. Thrown into the center of a classified task force, Jon must race to decipher a cosmic language that lives inside his own mind. But translating the message is only the first step. The real danger is what happens when the countdown hits zero. Negative Space is a gripping, grounded sci-fi thriller about the ultimate linguistic puzzle, perfect for fans of hard science fiction, geopolitical suspense, and reluctant heroes.
Jon Winter has spent his life trying to take up as little space as possible. Fresh out of a six-year prison stint and working demolition in the ruins of Old D.C., he relies on his hyper-analytical mind to map structural weaknesses and keep his head down. But Jon has a secret: since childhood, his brain has obsessively generated complex geometric symbols he can't explain. When a massive communication blackout hits an off-world mining rig, Jon catches a glimpse of the interference pattern. It's not random static. It's one of his symbols. Tracing the anomaly across global infrastructure, Jon uncovers a terrifying truth: a non-human signal is sweeping through the solar system, and a hidden government agency has been tracking it for over a year. Thrown into the center of a classified task force, Jon must race to decipher a cosmic language that lives inside his own mind. But translating the message is only the first step. The real danger is what happens when the countdown hits zero. Negative Space is a gripping, grounded sci-fi thriller about the ultimate linguistic puzzle, perfect for fans of hard science fiction, geopolitical suspense, and reluctant heroes.
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