Echoes of Silence

By Ariana Rusk

The war for New Caldera is far from over.

After sacrificing herself to save Jax and Zella from the Capital's Black Site, rebel leader Hazel Johnson, the Face of the Rebellion, is presumed dead. Ryan is left to raise their newborn daughter, Elara, in a world still ruled by President Thorne's iron grip.

But Hazel isn't gone.

Trapped in a strange void between life and death, her fractured consciousness begins to disrupt the Capital's secure networks, sending dangerous ripples through Thorne's regime. As brutal reprisals tighten around the Deep and a terrifying new form of neurological control is unleashed, Ryan, Jax, and Zella uncover an impossible truth: Hazel may still be alive, and she could be the rebellion's most powerful weapon.

Bringing her back could save New Caldera... or destroy what's left of it.

In a final clash against a regime determined to control the human mind itself, Hazel must rise again, not just as a symbol of hope, but as the key to humanity's freedom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN935K7T
• ISBN13: 9798248177691
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"