
by CameronHume
The 6th Mass Extinction Every 12,000 years, humanity resets. History forgot because nobody survived to share it: Until now. Doug Weapon, the municipal roads worker obsessed with ancient history, conspiracy theories, and the feeling that something about the world wasn’t right, was never supposed to matter. He spent a lifetime chasing fragments of truth nobody else seemed to notice. Then an impossible discovery changed everything. Buried beneath the oceans and hidden behind thousands of years of manufactured history, an ancient system awoke. The truth? Mass extinctions were never natural. They were scheduled, and Doug's actions fractured the cycle. When governments, secret factions, and unseen forces failed to contain the impossible, reality itself fractured. Temporal anomalies spread throughout the world and civilization was corrected. Now, while the remnants of humanity attempt to build something new... Somewhere beneath the Atlantic a gate is still humming. Volume 1: The Sixth Mass Extinction is now available on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited and Paperback editions. The 6th Mass Extinction Kindle Unlimited Volume 2: Ripples in the Lattice (Complete) Ripples in the Lattice Volume 3: Prometheus Rising continues here on Royal Road, Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. EDT. What to Expect: • Progression elements without the clichés• Ancient mysteries & lost civilizations• Hidden factions & slow-burn revelations• Cosmic horror beneath historical conspiracy• A grounded protagonist thrown into an ungrounded situation For further updates on the Doug Weapon universe: Audiobook production, Giveaways and more... make sure to check out www.cameronhumeauthor.com
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