Filed Under: Artifacts, Evium Gold, Lawrence Bingham, Universal Temporal Council, The Axiom, The Trials
Related Entries: The Cube of Aurelia, The Black Box Prototype, Mortimer Vanterpool, The Archive of Enlil
Spoiler Advisory: This entry contains lore details connected to The Midas Protocol and Call of the Minotaur.
Every mythology has an object that starts the trouble.
At first glance, Malcolm’s Coin appears to be nothing more than an elegant gold coin — the kind of trinket a wealthy academic, intelligence operative, or collector of forbidden antiquities might carry in a jacket pocket. That impression is dangerously incomplete.
What connects alien cover-ups, classified government secrets, Cold War paranoia, and decades of UFO conspiracy theories? For many UFO enthusiasts, the answer is Majestic 12, often shortened to MJ-12.
Welcome back to Bingham’s Notebook, where we explore the hidden corners of the world surrounding The Midas Files.
This week, we’re looking at a shadowy organization that may help explain some of the more esoteric aspects of Dr. Lawrence Bingham’s research: the Order of the Crescent Star.
Welcome back to Bingham’s Notebook, where we explore the hidden corners of The Midas Files.
For this entry, I wanted to take a closer look at Mortimer Vanterpool, one of the strangest and most dangerous figures in The Midas Protocol. This may not be the flashiest topic for longtime readers, but clarifying Vanterpool’s abilities helps me understand how he works as a character — and how best to use him as the series continues.
As I worked through the world of The Midas Files, I found myself creating characters whose traits sometimes echoed real political figures. Not direct copies. Not hidden biographies. More like creative composites — fictional people shaped by recognizable fragments of history, personality, ideology, and public image.
Step into The Midas Files, a techno-thriller series where quantum mystery, ancient power, corporate ambition, and otherworldly secrets collide. Start the journey with The Midas Protocol: Midas Files Book One by Matt De Reno.
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