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THE HOLLOW PROTOCOL
In a city powered by stolen souls, the truth is the most dangerous spark.
In the neon-drenched metropolis of Aethelgard, magic isn't a gift—it’s a commodity. The city is powered by the "Glimmer," a massive spire of raw arcane energy that keeps the elite floating in luxury while the poor rot in the acidic rain of the slums.
When Officer Elias Mahoney discovers a body in a District 9 alley that has been turned into literal ash, he uncovers a terrifying secret: the Spire is dying, and the High Council has authorized a "Hollow Protocol" to harvest the very souls of its citizens to keep the lights on.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.8 (4)
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE HOLLOW PROTOCOL
2SUMMARY
3CHAPTER 1: THE ASH ON THE SIDEWALK
4rhythmic sound of a cough.
5blame.”
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6CHAPTER 2: THE ANATOMY OF A VOID
7hole in the infrared spectrum.
8through a sixty-watt filament.”
9CHAPTER 3: THE ALCHEMIST’S DEBT
10above the misery of the slums.
11the top.”
12CHAPTER 4: THE SIREN OF DISTRICT 4
13your hair for days.
14the Spire's heartbeat.
15more desperate age.
16CHAPTER 5: THE SILVER MASKS
17about shields.
18CHAPTER 6: SHADOWS OF THE SPIRE
19CHAPTER 7: THE BLACK CARRIAGE
20CHAPTER 8: THE VOID CHAMBER
21metaphysical refrigerator.
22CHAPTER 9: THE ARCHITECT
23a part of it.
24CHAPTER 10: THE STANDOFF
25modern age.”
26CHAPTER 11: BREAKING THE SEAL
27shatter into pieces, but a jagged, black fissure spider-webbed across its surface
28CHAPTER 12: THE GLIMMER BLEEDS
29CHAPTER 13: THE ESCAPE
30sudden, human terror.
31CHAPTER 14: THE TRUTH OUT LOUD
32Broadcast Spire in District 1.
33breathing and burning for the last ten years.”
34CHAPTER 15: ASH AND LIGHT
35first time in a generation.
36APPENDIX : THE LEXICON OF AETHELGARD
37The Hollow Protocol:
38A HISTORY OF THE MANA WARS
39magic.
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