The Silent Weavers (eBook)

A Legacy of Whispers

Theresa Blake (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
274 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-068522-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The Oregon coast whispers secrets.  Ravaged by the Silence-a bioengineered plague that eroded human empathy-it's a desolate landscape of abandoned towns and sterile micro-communes.  Here, survivors weave Renewal Cloth, a technologically advanced textile imbued with nanites, promising to cleanse the poisoned air. But the cloth whispers, its threads vibrating with unspoken anxieties and coded messages of rebellion.
Anya Moreau, a robotics engineer whose past research inadvertently contributed to the Silence, carries the weight of a broken world. Each thread she weaves is a tangible reminder of her stolen future, the loss of her husband and daughter a constant ache beneath her forced obedience.  Across the windswept dunes, Silas Finch, a mute artist, transforms the commune's drab walls into vibrant murals, his clandestine art a silent rallying cry for freedom.  Rhys Keller, a cynical ex-journalist, sees through the Regime's propaganda, waiting for the chance to dismantle their web of lies.  And Elara Vance, a teenage hacker ostracized for her neurodivergence, finds solace in the digital ghostlands of the old internet, her unique perspective a powerful key to unlocking the nanites' secrets.
A shared glance of defiance draws these four souls together, forging a fragile alliance. They learn to communicate through the very fabric meant to control them, their needles flashing like rebel signals in the oppressive quiet.  As Anya unravels the nanites' true purpose-not to cleanse, but to control-the terrifying scope of the Regime's plan becomes clear. The Renewal Cloth, a symbol of hope, is a tool of insidious manipulation.
Director Thorne, the charismatic leader of the Regime, watches Anya from the shadows, sensing the nascent rebellion. He sees her as both a threat and a potential asset, a key to fully realizing the nanites' control.  But Anya and her allies are weaving their own intricate tapestry of resistance. Silas's art becomes a complex language of symbols, mapping the commune's hidden surveillance network. Rhys's carefully crafted counter-narratives chip away at the Regime's facade. And Elara delves deeper into the digital ruins, seeking to disrupt the nano-network itself, knowing the risk is immense, but the potential reward - liberation - too compelling to ignore.
The climax arrives during the Convergence, a ritualistic burning of the Renewal Cloth designed to reinforce the Regime's power.  In this charged atmosphere, amidst hypnotic flames

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• ISBN-10: 0-00-068522-4 / 0000685224
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-068522-3 / 9780000685223