The Symphony of Luminous Shadows - A Song for the Fractured City
Alyssa Veyron
Publisher: Publishdrive
Summary
Vienna, a city once echoing with the harmonious pulse of life, now shimmers with the fractured remnants of a symphony gone awry. Decades after the enigmatic conductor Aelric Vanthel vanished during the premiere of his magnum opus, his music lingers, a phantom limb twisting reality itself. Buildings warp and whisper, memories blur, and emotions amplify, leaving the city teetering on the edge of the imagined.Blind composer Eleni Veyra navigates this distorted world with an uncanny sensitivity. For her, the city's fractured soundscape isn't a barrier but a language she intimately understands. Drawn by an ancient score that echoes in her dreams, Eleni seeks solace in the dangerous allure of Sonatasilk, a shimmering thread spun from the dreams of forgotten composers. It promises passage into a world of tangible sound, a realm where melodies take form, and where Eleni must confront the terrifying beauty of Aelric’s broken symphony.With each shimmering strand of Sonatasilk, Eleni plunges deeper into vibrant, surreal soundscapes. A forest of escalating crescendos threatens to consume her in a cacophony of distorted beauty, while desolate plains echo with fragmented memories and the spectral warnings of Aelric’s lost love. In the terrifying void of silent notes, Eleni confronts the infinite potential of music – and the devastating consequences of unchecked ambition.But Eleni isn’t alone in this fractured city. The Cadence Guild, a secretive order determined to control music’s power, hunts her relentlessly, viewing her unique connection to the symphony as a dangerous weapon. And as their silent agents close in, Eleni finds an unlikely ally in Rhys Malcolm, a disillusioned Guild member who sees the suffocating effects of their control.Together, they must navigate the city's hidden passages, decipher the ancient score, and disable the Guild’s network of sonic dampeners, reawakening Vienna’s silenced voice. But their actions draw the attention of the Guild’s enigmatic leader, Silas Thorne, a man who believes silence is the ultimate form of order.In a final, breathtaking crescendo at the very concert hall where Aelric's symphony premiered, Eleni must confront Thorne and his forces. Armed with her newfound understanding of the ancient score, she will weave a counter-melody, a symphony of luminous shadows, to rewrite the fractured reality. But can she harness the symphony's power without succumbing to its chaotic allure, or will Vienna be forever silenced?
Available since: 01/07/2025.
Print length: 139 pages.
