The Hero of Silence

Nathan Harris is eighteen, perfect grades and a "perfect" future already mapped out.

Since his father died, a voice inside his head, the Noise, has followed him everywhere: through the school hallways, through the silences at home, in the eyes of those who want to help but do not know how. Nathan has learned to pretend. To smile. To look normal. But when an impossible anomaly tears him away from Earth, every mask falls apart.

He wakes on Elaris, a world of elves and humans, ancient cities, twin moons, and mysterious stones capable of powering wonders that look like magic. Here, Nathan is a stranger with no name, no money, and no protection. To survive, he will have to rely on a charming rogue with a smile too easy and a past that he won't share, on a faith that worships Silence, and on people who, against all logic, begin to matter to him.

But something dark is moving beneath the surface of that world. Poor and forgotten people are vanishing in silence. The entire royal family has been murdered with no evident weapon or killer. And as Nathan searches for a way home, he discovers that his way of seeing the world - science, logic, the ability to hear what others ignore - may be the only weapon against a power that thrives in the shadows.

In a world waiting for a prophesied hero, Nathan does not want to save anyone.

He only wants to survive.

But sometimes the first step toward becoming a legend is choosing not to look away.