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Protocol of the Silent King: An Ancient Civilization Mystery and Antarctic Technothriller
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 6 2026
Pages: 436
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.97 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
People don't freeze to death in a room heated to eighty degrees. Not unless they've triggered the Skinwalker Protocol.
Deep within the Ross Ice Shelf lies Acheron-1, a state-of-the-art research facility built by the shadowy Vestergaard Corporation. It is a miracle of modern engineering, a metallic fortress buried three miles underground. But when a high-ranking scientist is found crystallized in a sweltering laboratory-still clutching a tablet inscribed with ancient, impossible runes-the miracle becomes a tomb.
A Traumatized Expert. A Fixer with a Secret. A Discovery That Should Have Stayed Buried.
Dr. Clara Aris lives by logic, physics, and structural integrity. Haunted by a past corporate disaster that claimed her sister's life, she is the only one who can see the cracks in Acheron-1's facade. Alongside Silas Mercer, a man who knows the facility's dark corners better than his own name, Clara must solve an impossible crime before the Warm Freeze claims them all.
Is it an ancient curse rising from a long-forgotten civilization? Or is it something far more terrifying: a modern scientific nightmare disguised as a myth?
As a low-frequency hum vibrates through the base and the taste of metal fills their mouths, Clara realizes that the symbols on the walls aren't a message from the past. They are a warning for the next ten thousand years. And the Silent King is finally ready to speak.
Why readers are obsessed with this Antarctic Technothriller:
The Impossible Crime: A locked-room mystery where the laws of thermodynamics are brutally broken.
Acheron-1: A claustrophobic, high-tech setting that feels like a character itself.
Corporate Conspiracy: High-stakes suspense involving forbidden science and greed.
The Grand Subversion: A pulse-pounding blend of archaeological mystery and cutting-edge hard science fiction.
Perfect for fans of locked-room mysteries, deep-sea or deep-ice suspense, and psychological thrillers with a scientific twist.
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