True Zero: A Symphony of Seconds

By Cora Hartley

Silas Voss hears everything.

Not metaphorically. Not emotionally.

Everything.

The hum of electricity.
The fracture of glass before it breaks.
The microscopic decay of sound as it dies.

So he built a room to escape it.

A perfect vacuum.
A place of absolute silence.

True Zero.

Then she moved in next door.

Clementine doesn't believe in silence.

She restores clocks. Hundreds of them.
Each one ticking. Breathing. Refusing to be quiet.

To Silas, it's torture.
To Clementine, it's music.

What starts as a war of noise becomes something else.

A signal.
A pattern.
A connection neither of them can ignore.

Through walls, through frequencies, through the thin space between sound and silence...

They begin to hear each other.

But when the rhythm breaks-
when silence becomes something dangerous-

they'll have to decide:

Is silence safety...

Or is it just another kind of loneliness?

A cinematic, emotionally precise story about sound, time, and the fragile space where two worlds collide.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

Blake Crouch-style concept meets emotionQuiet, high-intelligence character dynamicsUnique, atmospheric storytelling

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GTJ1WBS3
• ISBN13: 9798253201787
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"