The Veridion Saga · Book 1
The Silence of Veridion
The universe was never silent. It was silenced.
- English edition coming soon
- Ages 14 and up
Synopsis
A planet that learned not to listen
On Veridion, silence is sacred. A theocratic regime teaches that the Creator wrapped the planet in cosmic silence, and that searching the stars is heresy.
Elara, a 25-year-old radio technician, cannot ignore the call of the stars. Alone in a forgotten observatory in the mountains, she tunes in to forbidden frequencies and receives a signal and a vision: two suns, floating towers, a child in her arms and a whisper. Look beyond the Veil.
When she unearths a metal disc that pulses with living energy, the silence of Veridion begins to crumble. The Sentinels of the Ether appear with an ultimatum: her signal desecrates the Veil, and she will be silenced.
Alongside Liora, a disillusioned astronomer, and David, a Guardian torn between faith and a forbidden love, Elara discovers that the fragments haunting her are memories of other lives. To cross the Veil, she will have to give up beliefs, alliances and perhaps love.
Themes
What this book is about
- Imposed silence and divine silence
- Religious fanaticism and spiritual censorship
- Who controls what counts as truth
- Memory, reincarnation and a love that crosses time
- Faith and freedom, sacrifice and resistance
Characters
Who you will meet
Elara
Protagonist · Radio technicianThe daughter of farmers from Vila Luzente, curious and restless. She questions the doctrines of the Sanctuary, dreams of two suns and crystal deserts, and finds the disc that changes everything.
David
Guardian of the SanctuaryElara's childhood friend, raised in the dogmas of the Sanctuary of the Flame. Loyal and torn between faith and love, he moves from blind obedience to doubt.
Liora
Discredited astronomerBrilliant and sarcastic, she was silenced by the Sanctuary for trying to send signals to the cosmos. She becomes Elara's mentor and helps decipher the disc.
Toren
Leader of the Sanctuary of the FlameCold, relentless and fanatical. To him, silence is sacred and absolute. He is David's mentor and the most rigid face of the dogma.
Rion
BlacksmithAn expert in ancient artifacts, inventive and protective. He carries the wounds of silence and fanaticism and becomes a refuge for Elara.
Mael
Listener of the EtherWise and mysterious, a connoisseur of constellations and ruins. He lived in isolation, far from the eyes of the Sanctuary, and is tied to the Verdant Ruins.
Sentinels of the Ether
Guardians of the VeilAn ancient, impersonal voice that speaks to Elara through visions and threats. The embodiment of imposed silence.
The journey continues in Echoes of the Desert
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