The Weight of Silence

About this book

In an alternate 1890s where a tyrannical regime has outlawed spoken dissent through mechanical vocal limiters, the citizens of Tolosa live in perpetual, oppressive quiet. Kwasi Guilhem, a low-level archivist tasked with destroying banned acoustic science records, discovers a hidden resonance frequency capable of shattering the heavy brass limiters without harming the wearer. Drawn into a secretive underground network led by the resourceful Amparo Serwaa, Kwasi must risk his life to reverse-engineer forgotten phonograph technology. As the city's ruthless overseer, Nay-Lin Azemar, prepares to enforce a permanent deafening protocol on the working class, Kwasi and Amparo race against time to broadcast their liberating frequency from the city's central clocktower, hoping to restore the voice of the people and ignite a peaceful revolution.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Dystopian

Language:

en

Published:

2026-02-21

Content rating:

PG