Echoes of the Quiet Stars: The Silence Trilogy — Book One

Echoes of the Quiet Stars: The Silence Trilogy — Book One

Echoes of the Quiet Stars is a character-driven science fiction novel set in a future where silence is enforced to keep the galaxy stable. Kellan Rook is a courier who survives by staying unnoticed. When an uncharted route exposes him to a phenomenon hidden within the galaxy’s quiet zones—something that listens back—he becomes entangled in a conflict far larger than himself. Authorities seek to contain the discovery, civilians see it as hope, and Kellan is forced into the role of intermediary for a power he never wanted. As suppression fields tighten and systems begin to fracture, Kellan helps create a fragile refuge where silence is no longer imposed but chosen. The experiment works—until fear, control, and outside pressure threaten to turn restraint into another form of domination. Faced with an impossible choice, Kellan must decide whether holding the galaxy together is worth becoming the very thing he opposes. His decision reshapes how silence, power, and responsibility exist in the universe—not through conquest, but by letting go. Echoes of the Quiet Stars explores restraint over control, listening as a shared responsibility, and the cost of believing one person should carry the answer for everyone.