Charles J Hierons

Dive into the depths of human consciousness and cosmic mystery with “Threshold Protocol,” a gripping science fiction novel that blends psychological intensity, high-stakes suspense, and profound philosophical questions.

In the cold depths of the North Atlantic, a Royal Navy research team led by Commander Dr Sarah Chen uncovers a baffling electromagnetic pulse, repeating every seventy-three seconds, and witnesses the rise of geometric, non-human structures from the seafloor.

When Lieutenant Commander James Wearing is found dead aboard HMS Valor, the Royal Navy's most advanced nuclear submarine, it's ruled an accident. A tragic electrical mishap during a routine patrol. But Dr. Blake, the boat's medical officer, knows better.

"The Light Between The Shadows" is ultimately a novel about hope—not the cheap, easy hope of happy endings, but the hard-won, daily-renewed hope of choosing to keep living when everything in you wants to give up. It's about finding light not by denying the shadows but by learning to carry both.

What if you were forced to commit atrocities—fully aware, fully yourself—but powerless to stop? Commander Shannus remembers everything. Every village burned. Every prisoner executed. Every soldier sent to die under his command.

For two thousand years, Mike O'Hara has been the Hornet—an immortal guardian wielding the legendary sword Svafrlami, protector of the realms, and keeper of names carved in stone. He has outlived friends, lovers, and entire civilizations, bearing the weight of endless loss with grim determination.