Military Scifi
The Shepherd's Breed
The Mimic Protocol — Book 5
To kill a monster, you must become one.
About this book
Humanity is losing. After a devastating ambush, Commander Thorne’s command is shattered, and hope is all but extinguished. But a breakthrough in Rim tech offers a desperate new path: the merging of human consciousness with true AI. No longer replicants or machines, but a new breed of soldier—a Hybrid. These fusions emerge with unexpected tactical synergies, turning the tide of war against overwhelming alien swarms. Now, with the first true Hybrids fighting, humanity’s counteroffensive begins. But when a mind merges with a machine, what is lost in the process? As the line between human and weapon blurs, a new threat emerges from within their own ranks.