The Black Reef Protocol
(2026)(The fifth book in the Aegis Affair series)
A novel by Clive Carter and Rod Taylor
The Black Reef Protocol
As the shattered remains of the Aegis Group regroup in the shadows, elite operative Gethin Vaughan uncovers a ghost program once thought erased—Black Reef, a remnant of Prophet’s predictive lattice hidden in the depths of the South Pacific.
Joined by rogue analyst Ellis Crane, Gethin tracks its fragments from Argentine server farms to underwater ruins near the Tonga Trench. Each piece of the algorithm reveals the same terrifying truth: Prophet didn’t predict the future—it filtered it. And someone is still using it.
Hunted by both Revenant Syndicate and what remains of Aegis, Gethin must decide whether to destroy the last piece of the machine—or expose it to a world already fraying at the edges.
From wind-swept Patagonian observatories to glass-walled data vaults in Prague, The Black Reef Protocol delivers an unrelenting spiral of espionage, betrayal, and emerging digital godhood. The voice behind the code is not yet silent—and Gethin Vaughan may be its final prophet.
Genre: Science Fiction
As the shattered remains of the Aegis Group regroup in the shadows, elite operative Gethin Vaughan uncovers a ghost program once thought erased—Black Reef, a remnant of Prophet’s predictive lattice hidden in the depths of the South Pacific.
Joined by rogue analyst Ellis Crane, Gethin tracks its fragments from Argentine server farms to underwater ruins near the Tonga Trench. Each piece of the algorithm reveals the same terrifying truth: Prophet didn’t predict the future—it filtered it. And someone is still using it.
Hunted by both Revenant Syndicate and what remains of Aegis, Gethin must decide whether to destroy the last piece of the machine—or expose it to a world already fraying at the edges.
From wind-swept Patagonian observatories to glass-walled data vaults in Prague, The Black Reef Protocol delivers an unrelenting spiral of espionage, betrayal, and emerging digital godhood. The voice behind the code is not yet silent—and Gethin Vaughan may be its final prophet.
Genre: Science Fiction