The Chiral Protocol – A Military Science Fiction Thriller: Biogenesis War Book 2

Book 2: The Biogenesis War

by L.L. Richman

Synopsis

Countdown to Annihilation

An Alliance asset is found brutally murdered. Classified chiral material has vanished. Shadow Recon pilot Micah Case is the only human in existence immune to the weapon the Akkadians have developed, using the stolen samples.

Now a member of the team has disappeared. Micah must find his missing teammate, track down the samples, and destroy the Akkadian laboratory before they unleash the deadly package.

If they can't stop it in time, it's not the end of the world. It's the end of all life as we know it.

EXCERPT:
"Given the number of travelers on station, the agent was lucky to have spotted the Akkadian at all. The man certainly hadn't made it easy. The location where the meet was set up—and the agent was certain it was a meet—was obscured by a cloud of light-bending nano. It permeated the short side passageway that had been blocked to casual foot traffic, an “under construction” sign warning visitors to stay clear of the area.
When the Akkadian disappeared into the nanocloud, the agent had been forced to retrieve from his pack the scope he now held. The scope compensated for visual attenuation and allowed him to record the developing scene below.
The station's sound dampening prevented the agent from recording audio, but he knew the Synthetic Intelligence program embedded in the base of his skull would be able to glean some of what was being said by dint of simple lip-reading. The agent would have to be content with what his SI could capture for now, until opportunity presented itself to detain and interrogate the man.
A woman materialized out of the shadows to stand beside the Akkadian. She looked like she might be a partner of sorts, or perhaps a bodyguard. Her head was on a swivel, her hand hovering near the butt of a weapon holstered by her side.
The two stood quietly, waiting. The agent waited, too.
It wasn't long before a third joined them. The agent's jaw tightened as he saw the uniform the man wore, that of a Geminate Alliance naval officer. A diplomatic courier pilot, by the holopips on the collar.
Traitor, or spy? the agent wondered. His gaze sharpened as the pilot handed a case over for the Akkadian to inspect.
Traitor, then.
The agent shifted to keep the case within the scope's sights as the Akkadian propped it against a nearby wall and lifted the lid. The man's shoulder partially obscured the case's contents, and the agent shifted once more to get a better view.
For one brief moment, he could clearly see the hazard icon emblazoned on the three sealed metal cylinders resting within. He readjusted the scope to try to capture the serial numbers embedded in the icons, but a hand obscured them as the lid closed. What he'd managed to capture would have to do.
Sudden action through the scope wrenched the agent's attention back to the meeting below. He watched as the Akkadian pulled a weapon on the courier, a brilliant flare signifying the edge of a plasma knife being slashed across the courier's throat.
He'd seen enough. He lowered the scope, intent on breaking it down and storing it back in its case, when his own internal alarm went off.
He hadn't registered the woman's absence. He'd been so focused on the contents of the small case, he'd missed her sudden head turn, the sharp look she shot his way as her eyes searched the truss overhead. Had he seen, he might have guessed the truth—that his scope's metal frame had caught the light.
It was a rookie mistake."

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Release date: September 28, 2020

Print pages: 417