The experiment succeeded. That was the problem.
Former Tier 1 operator Grayson Maddox thought he'd left the battlefield behind.
Now he's leading a classified physics project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Then the sabotage begins.
A mysterious outage cripples his lab.
An armed intruder targets his assistant.
A bomb detonates outside a briefing he just left.
Someone knows exactly what Maddox's team has discovered—and they're moving with lethal precision to stop it.
On the run, he turns to the only people he trusts: his former Unit teammates.
But even CIA safe houses aren't safe. Somewhere, there's a leak, and two rival factions are closing in.
One wants the discovery.
The other wants it buried forever—and Maddox along with it.
To survive, Maddox must become the operator he thought he'd left behind.
Because if RIFT falls into the wrong hands...
the next battlefield won't be a country.
It will be reality itself.
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Jake Darst writes technothrillers at the intersection of emerging technology, covert operations, and advanced physics. Drawing on a background in radiation physics and consultation with members of the special operations community, Jake's work blends grounded science with high-stakes military suspense.
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