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The Innocence Protocol

Stories about power.
And who pays for it.

Novels and, as they are announced, shorter fiction by Robert Wescott. Begin with Sovereign Mercy. The next novel, The Human Variable, is in development.

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NOVEL · READ THE SERIAL

Sovereign Mercy

A government builds an intelligence to police every other AI. The command is simple: protect the innocent. The definition is not.

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Sovereign Mercy title artwork on ivory with a black monolith and a red accent.
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NOVEL · COMING EARLY 2027

The Human Variable

An innocent machine must be protected when human fear has legitimate roots—and defending it is costly.

In development · Author-selected announcement artwork.

The Human Variable cover with an imposing black monolith and a small figure on a red path.

Shorter fiction

Room for other stories.

Short stories and companion fiction will appear here when announced. Earlier development ideas are not a publication schedule.

Separate from series fiction

Reader Extras

Essays, experiments and other extras sit outside the novels. Their own pages identify their relationship to the fiction.

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