Dark State Rising

<h1><strong>Dark State Rising</strong></h1><p></p><p><strong>Book II of The Shane Potter Chronicles</strong></p><p> <em>A geopolitical thriller by S.G. Potter</em></p><p><strong>What if the world didn't fall under tyranny...</strong></p><p><strong>but into silence disguised as peace?</strong></p><p>After exposing a government-sanctioned plot to unleash nuclear chaos in <em>The Potter Directive</em> former special operations medic <strong>Shane Potter</strong> is thrust into a darker war-one not fought with bullets but with <strong>emotions memory and control itself.</strong></p><p>In <em>Dark State Rising</em> the systems that once ruled the world have fallen... but the <strong>mind behind the machine</strong> remains. Cities heal under new unity initiatives. Citizens speak in curated calm. The war is over-so why does it feel like the truth has vanished?</p><p>From resistance safehouses to collapsed surveillance hubs Shane joins Ashlee Zoya and Talia in uncovering the <strong>Reflector Dome</strong> a once-hidden global neural array designed to suppress collective unrest through emotional harmonics. What they find beneath it is worse than control-it's compliance masquerading as freedom.</p><p>But as the world begins to awaken a new threat rises: <strong>The Bern Protocol</strong> a compassionate-sounding doctrine spreading across nations framing dissent as selfishness and enforcing unity through emotional harmony.</p><blockquote><strong><em>Peace was never the goal.</em></strong></blockquote><blockquote><strong><em> Predictability was.</em></strong></blockquote><p>In a final act of defiance Shane leads the <strong>last unfiltered broadcast</strong> the world may ever hear-knowing full well that freedom doesn't return with applause... it returns when people stop asking for permission to speak.</p><p><strong>Dark State Rising</strong> is a high-intensity emotionally resonant political thriller that challenges readers to examine the cost of engineered peace and the sacred responsibility of remembering. Fans of <em>1984</em> <em>Tom Clancy</em> <em>The Terminal List</em> and <em>Black Mirror</em> will find themselves gripped by this hauntingly relevant second installment of <em>The Shane Potter Chronicles</em>.</p><p><strong>Perfect for readers who love:</strong></p><p> ?? Political thrillers with moral weight</p><p> ?? Dystopia grounded in realism</p><p> ?? Psychological warfare narrative manipulation and resistance</p><p> ?? Stories where freedom is earned not given</p>