The Silent Citadel - Echoes of the Builders - Couverture souple

Cartwright, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798235665743

Editeur : ND Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

On the far side of the Moon, hidden from Earth's gaze, lies a secret older than humanity itself. Long before oceans filled their basins or continents took shape, the Builders crossed the stars, leaving behind monuments of memory and silence. Their greatest legacy-the Silent Citadel-waits entombed in lunar dust, a crystalline library of civilizations long vanished.

When Commander Elena Ruiz and her crew embark on a covert mission, they expect geological surveys and anomalies. Instead, they uncover a vast subterranean city pulsing with light, symbols, and whispers that bypass language and speak directly to thought. To Dr. Marcus Chen, it is a gift: visions of towers, beings of light, and archives of forgotten worlds. To Lieutenant Sarah Okoye, it is a threat: intrusion, manipulation, a danger too great to trust.

As the Citadel awakens, the crew fractures-caught between awe and dread, discovery and survival. Each step deeper into its crystalline halls reveals not ruins, but preservation: a living memory that demands to be understood.

Epic, atmospheric, and haunting, The Silent Citadel is a tale of cosmic legacy and human vulnerability, where silence itself becomes a voice, and the fate of explorers hinges on whether knowledge is salvation-or ruin.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian Cartwright is a novelist whose work delves into the shadowed intersections of history, myth, and human conscience. A lifelong student of maritime lore and forgotten tragedies, Cartwright brings an academic precision to his storytelling, weaving meticulously researched detail into haunting, emotionally charged narratives. His fascination with the sea-as both a keeper of secrets and a mirror of the soul-drives much of his fiction, where the boundaries between reality and legend blur into something timeless.

Before turning to fiction full-time, Cartwright worked as a historian and lecturer, experiences that shaped his distinctive voice: lyrical, atmospheric, and deeply introspective. The Dragon's Wake continues his exploration of guilt, redemption, and the echoes of the past that refuse to die. He lives near the coast, where the sound of waves remains both his muse and his reminder that the sea remembers everything.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ND Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798235665743
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 78
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible