The Keyes Protocol
Realizing Opportunities Publishing
A sci-fi thriller about identity, control, and redemption
Marcus Merritt is the government’s most elite operative. His lightning reflexes, perfect recall, and uncanny intuition have made him unstoppable. He believes these abilities are the product of exceptional training.
He’s wrong.
When Marcus discovers that his mind has been augmented by a secret AI implant—and that he was created to hunt down the very people trying to expose this truth—everything he believed about himself shatters. Betrayed by his handlers and left for dead, he must ally with his former enemy to expose a massive program of AI-based social control.
But in a world where human thoughts and machine intelligence are indistinguishable, can anyone truly be free?
Themes
The Keyes Protocol is a techno-thriller with Christian themes woven throughout its narrative:
- Redemption and grace: Is transformation possible for those who’ve done terrible things? Can love break through even the deepest cynicism?
- AI and human identity: Where does the technology end and the person begin? What makes us truly human?
- The third way: Between embracing or rejecting technology lies a harder path—using it wisely. Every choice about technology involves sacrifice; no path is cost-free.
- Authentic community: A rural Christian homesteader community shows Marcus what it means to live with genuine human connection—not controlled by systems, but not rejecting the world either.
About This Book
This novel explores the Five Pillars for a Life of Abundance implicitly throughout the story. Marcus’s journey takes him from being a tool of the system to discovering spiritual purpose, authentic community, and what it truly means to be human in an age of artificial intelligence.