The Prometheus Submarine: The Zero-Sum Protocol: An Apocalyptic Military

By Dallas W. Thompson

A global civilizational shutdown has begun, and the world is discovering how quickly modern life can vanish. Communications falter. Institutions lose their reach. Systems built to connect, protect, and sustain billions become instruments of isolation. In The Zero-Sum Protocol, the fifth book in the Prometheus Submarine series, civilization faces a crisis that cannot be defeated by force alone. The battlefield is no longer limited to oceans, borders, or command centers. It extends into every source of information, every official explanation, and every secret that could determine who survives the collapse.

At the center of the crisis is a question more dangerous than any weapon: why was the shutdown created? The answer may expose a design so consequential that revealing it could destabilize what remains, while concealing it could condemn the future. As competing powers struggle to control the narrative, truth itself becomes contested territory. Evidence is buried, certainty is manufactured, and every decision carries a cost measured in lives, trust, and time.

The Prometheus Submarine series reaches its decisive confrontation in a thriller about consequences, control, and the fragile foundations of civilization. With the world suspended between recovery and permanent darkness, the fight becomes a race to uncover what happened before the final systems fail. Every revelation carries consequences, and every silence gives hidden architects another advantage. The people seeking answers must navigate fear, uncertainty, and the possibility that truth may fracture the remaining order before it can restore anything. The Zero-Sum Protocol asks whether humanity can survive without understanding the forces that brought it to the brink-and whether truth, once revealed, will be enough to save it. Yet the truth may demand a price no survivor can calculate, forcing humanity to choose between comfort, deception, and an unforgiving future. The last battle will be fought with the truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HM6QRGX9
• ISBN13: 9798160691046
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"