Donovan's Gambit

By Roger LeDoux

Three hundred years ago, the Harvest began with a single mistake.

Zara is more than an AI. She is the last digital echo of a race that ascended beyond the stars, left behind to watch over the "children" they birthed across the galaxy. For eons, she has been a silent observer. But now, a relentless hive-mind entity is systematically erasing her charges, and Earth is the next target.

To save a species that doesn't even realize it's being hunted, Zara needs a partner who understands the cost of war. She finds Colonel Donovan.

Donovan's quiet retirement ends the moment Zara reveals the true nature of the galaxy. She doesn't just bring news of an enemy. She brings the terrifying realization that his family's safety is an illusion. When a single alien scout arrives to test Earth's defenses, the horror becomes reality. As world leaders fall into a trap of their own making, Donovan realizes that "safe" no longer exists on Earth.

To protect the ones he loves, he must look beyond the laws of the living. He must initiate a forbidden protocol that will change the course of history, or end it forever.

The cost of failure is the extinction of the species. The cost of success might be Donovan's soul.

This is the record of the First Protocol. The day a father stopped defending his soil and began to reach for the stars.

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Donovan's Gambit is a high-stakes military science fiction adventure perfect for fans of The Lost Fleet and The Bobiverse.

Step into the cockpit. Initiate the protocol. Buy Donovan's Gambit today and join the fight for Earth's future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G65863Z3
• ISBN13: 9798901483268
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Staten House
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"