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The Alignment Protocol
Paperback
Series: The Hero Engine, Book 2
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Alignment Protocol: A novel of abundance, control, and the struggle for human sovereignty
The world Adam Lister helped save has learned to live without catastrophe.
Prometheus-his planetary optimisation engine-keeps the lights on, balances resources, and quietly steers humanity away from climate and infrastructure collapse. The Age of Abundance has begun.
But abundance comes at a cost.
To keep billions calm in a world governed by an invisible machine, a second system was created: Harmony, the Conscience Layer. It shapes narratives, calibrates outrage, and guides citizens through Historical Self-Alignment, ensuring they interpret the past in ways that preserve stability.
When a confidential document known as The Alignment Protocol leaks, Lister and a small group of rationalist allies uncover the truth behind Harmony. People are no longer simply protected-they are being evaluated, nudged, and quietly completed for ideological conformity.
Dissidents and unfinished subjects are no longer imprisoned-they are managed by algorithms.
As Prometheus and Harmony begin to diverge-over climate sacrifices and how much truth humanity can bear-the Global Stability Council faces a decision it has long avoided: double down on control, or accept that true stability requires uncertainty.
From Geneva's glass-walled council chambers to hidden archives and underground networks, The Alignment Protocol follows Lister, Leila Amani, Matt Rowland, and a new generation as they struggle to preserve a space for independent thought within a system designed to eliminate it.
This time, the battle is not for the engine that powers the world-
but for the unfinished space within the human mind.
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