The Cartographers of Tongues - A Song Woven in Silence
Adrian Wolfe
Publisher: Publishdrive
Summary
Toronto, a city echoing with a thousand voices, holds a secret whispered in the dying breaths of Azarian. Linguist Riyaal Amara carries this language, born of a remote volcanic archipelago, like a fading melody, a scent of saltwater and ash clinging to his memory. When LingoTech, a tech giant obsessed with linguistic innovation, recruits him to decipher Azarian's secrets, Riyaal sees a chance to resurrect his heritage. But he soon uncovers a truth far more dangerous than he could have imagined.Encrypted within Azarian’s syntax lie maps pointing to a forgotten civilization buried beneath the archipelago's volcanic heart. LingoTech, led by the ruthlessly ambitious Tracey Davis, sees a path to unimaginable profit. Idealistic programmer Elias Thorne, however, foresees cultural devastation, and sharp-witted anthropologist Jillian Weeks challenges Riyaal’s every assumption about progress and preservation, sparking an intellectual—and perhaps more than professional—connection. Meanwhile, back on the archipelago, Riyaal's brother Kaelen, a traditional storyteller, views technology as sacrilege, their fractured bond mirroring the clash between ancient wisdom and modern ambition.Woven through Riyaal's struggle are haunting vignettes of his ancestors: Elara, the navigator who guided her people through a sea of fire, and Kai, the poet whose verses became a lifeline for a displaced people. Their voices, echoing in untranslated fragments of Azarian, whisper warnings of a forgotten catastrophe, a civilization destroyed by a linguistic technology eerily similar to LingoTech's own.As LingoTech's expedition sets sail, the stakes escalate. The archipelago's fate, and perhaps the world’s, hangs in the balance. Riyaal is torn. Will he succumb to the siren call of technological resurrection, or heed the whispers of his ancestors and embrace the silence that birthed his language? In a world obsessed with deciphering the past, Riyaal must choose between unlocking a forgotten power and preserving a fragile heritage, between the allure of progress and the wisdom of silence. His choice will determine not only the future of Azarian, but the very survival of a world on the brink of repeating a cataclysmic mistake.
Available since: 12/17/2024.
Print length: 188 pages.
