Project S: Reclamation
Paperback
Series: The Hourglass Reader, Book 3
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 4 2025
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Order was supposed to be broken.
Now it wants to turn Lucas Stone into the blueprint for a new kind of weapon.
Lucas Stone survived the Cipher Virus, but peace lasts only long enough for the next encrypted warning to surface. Hidden inside an abandoned New Jersey shipping facility is a message the Order never meant him to find: Project S. Reclamation.
The words point to a terrifying new plan. The Order no longer wants to simply control information. It wants to rewrite the human mind, turning stolen research, neural-interface technology, ancient relics, and Lucas' own watch-bound abilities into a permanent source of impossible knowledge.
For Lucas, that means one thing: the Order still sees him as Subject 19, the living key to a power he never asked for and still doesn't fully understand.
With Detective Marianne Reyes, billionaire strategist Fiona Farnsworth, tech analyst Mark Caldwell, and Dr. Lee at his side, Lucas is pulled into a relentless hunt across secret labs, guarded vaults, desert compounds, mountain estates, and buried catacombs. Every clue leads deeper into the Order's fractured network. Every victory reveals another hidden cell. Every use of the antique watch gives Lucas the skill he needs to survive, while stealing pieces of the past he's desperate to reclaim.
And the Order is running out of patience.
Their goal is no longer theory. They are building a system that could create loyal agents with permanent mastery of any field: hackers, scientists, soldiers, infiltrators, all shaped by stolen knowledge and stripped of ordinary limits. If Project S succeeds, governments, corporations, and entire systems of power could fall before anyone understands the attack has begun.
Lucas has stopped the Order before.
This time, they don't just want his help.
They want his mind.
Project S: Reclamation is a high-stakes techno-thriller packed with secret societies, forbidden research, ancient artifacts, covert operations, and a hero fighting to keep his humanity while enemies try to turn knowledge itself into a weapon.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Techno-thrillers with secret research, encrypted files, and dangerous experiments
- Conspiracy suspense involving hidden organizations and global stakes
- Action-driven thrillers with raids, infiltrations, ambushes, and covert teams
- Ancient relics fused with modern science
- Heroes with mysterious pasts and abilities that come at a cost
- Fast-paced suspense where every clue opens a larger threat
The Order has lost labs, agents, and safe houses.
But Reclamation was never just one operation.
It was a doctrine.
And somewhere in the shadows, the next phase is already waiting.
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