ASHES OF THE FORSAKEN (THE PRIME PROTOCOL BOOK 1) A catastrophic experiment turned the world into a frozen tomb. The survivors now pray for death. The Nightmare Doesn't End with the Apocalypse. Ten years after the failure of Project Prime-a scientific venture that triggered an instantaneous, global ice age-Earth is a silent, frozen graveyard. But the silence is deceptive. It's only the sound of The Forsaken hunting. These are not the mindless dead. They are the chilling, bio-adaptive offspring of the Protocol: intelligent, evolving predators engineered for speed and bloodlust. They move through the blizzard-choked ruins, driven by a horrifying, collective intelligence, dedicated to the final, total cleansing of humanity. Survival is a Fragile Compass. Dante, a soldier haunted by the memory of the world he failed to save, and Elara, a resilient survivor whose spirit refuses to break, are among the last pockets of humanity. Their desperate existence is defined by a constant, brutal fight for scarce resources in the shattered remnants of civilization. Their only constant, their only weakness, is the fragile bond they share-a single flicker of warmth in a world of ice and terror. When a desperate supply run uncovers a coded transmission tied directly to Project Prime, Dante and Elara realize the terrifying truth: the apocalypse was not an accident, and the final, most devastating phase of the Protocol is about to activate. The Hunt Leads Back to the Beginning. To survive, they must venture into the heart of the glacial wasteland, back to the fortified, forgotten facility where the world ended. But the deeper they dig, the closer they get to the sinister architects of the Freeze, discovering secrets that reveal the monsters outside their walls are nothing compared to the conspiracy waiting within. A high-stakes blend of the intense survival of The Road and the chilling biological horror of The Last of Us. Perfect for fans of post-apocalyptic thrillers, action-horror, and deep conspiracy arcs. In a world where winter lasts forever, the only way to stop the nightmare is to face the truth of its creation. Start the fight for survival today.