Paperback. In a world of biting grey and aggressive cold, memory is the only currency-and the ultimate poison.Investigator Valerius arrives at the Aethelgard Institute, a brutalist monolith of black glass carved into a mountain's peak, to hunt for a ghost. A "Tier One" hazard named Zephyrine has vanished from a sealed cell, leaving behind only the scent of a fire that hasn't happened yet. But Valerius isn't just chasing a missing woman; he is haunted by the soot beneath his fingernails and the shadow of a wife who was made of ash and moonlight.As he descends into the "Silent Sequence," the clinical brightness of the archives reveals a terrifying truth: the Zero Protocol is an ossuary of the mind where human trauma is harvested to stabilize a dying world. Hidden conspiracies bleed into his own fractured consciousness, and the line between man and machine begins to dissolve.What if the investigation isn't a search for the truth, but the final step in your own deletion? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Zero Protocol (Paperback)
Publisher: Ankit Bhandawat
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798233329166
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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In a world of biting grey and aggressive cold, memory is the only currency-and the ultimate poison.

Investigator Valerius arrives at the Aethelgard Institute, a brutalist monolith of black glass carved into a mountain's peak, to hunt for a ghost. A "Tier One" hazard named Zephyrine has vanished from a sealed cell, leaving behind only the scent of a fire that hasn't happened yet. But Valerius isn't just chasing a missing woman; he is haunted by the soot beneath his fingernails and the shadow of a wife who was made of ash and moonlight.

As he descends into the "Silent Sequence," the clinical brightness of the archives reveals a terrifying truth: the Zero Protocol is an ossuary of the mind where human trauma is harvested to stabilize a dying world. Hidden conspiracies bleed into his own fractured consciousness, and the line between man and machine begins to dissolve.

What if the investigation isn't a search for the truth, but the final step in your own deletion?

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