Silent Sounds: Book One of the Ameslan Series

by Annait LJ

Overview

AFTER HER PARENTS GO MISSING, SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD Zillayah Andrews wants nothing more than to finish her last year of school. She's almost out the door. Almost able to find the truth about Ameslan's dirty little secret. This new world may look perfect with its fae creatures, two suns, and ecological advancements. It may be exactly what the human ancestors hoped for when they found this planet so many centuries ago. It might just be the utopia to beat all utopias...

Until you speak.

One sentence. One word. One mistake. That's all it takes to shatter the balance between everyday life and a never-ending hunt. Zillayah knows this better than anyone. It's the one thing her parents engrained in her head before they disappeared.

Sooner than later, Zillayah falls into the custody of her eccentric aunt, Emriah Cohn, a teacher that doesn't realize she's on a short leash. How will they navigate the annual tests to find people of the Old Tongue? People like Zillayah? Speaking is already a death sentence for anyone caught.

What will they do when Zillayah's skills extend far beyond the imagination?

TW:

mild profanity
fighting
psychological torment
assault suggestions
manipulation
drowning
hazing

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986818610
Publisher:	Annait LJ
Publication date:	11/11/2022
Series:	Ameslan Series , #1
Edition description:	Self Pub ed.
Pages:	364
Sales rank:	757,315
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Annait is a 22-year-old military soldier who believes American Sign Language should be a standard practice. She centers her debut novel around an alternate earth where ASL is the primary form of communication.

Annait focuses on writing Young Adult and New Adult novels. Her fear of high fantasy keeps her from going off the literary deep end. She knows nothing of tropes, but believes in character development over plot focus. She loves dystopian and post apocalyptic novels. Her debut novel, SILENT SOUNDS, is a dystopian New Adult Fantasy focusing on an aunt and a niece navigating a supposed utopian society that would rather have them dead.

Since her junior year of high school, Annait has been writing books, perfecting her craft and preparing for the day she can reach the hearts of the unseen. She wrote her debut novel for her deaf cousin, hoping he can find comfort in characters who sign his language and share his skin. Annait believes ASL should be an integral part of American culture and tends to prove that with one book at a time.

Editorial Reviews

4.5!! What a ride! "Silent Sounds" has an intriguing premise. A world where the ability to talk is a crime. It gives parallels to our own justice system and the "crimes" certain individuals are blamed for. The book followed a multi POV format allowing the reader to dive into the minds of individuals that are nothing alike. Yet, somehow their relationships manage to collide and bring forth entertaining an story. I really enjoyed Zillayah's perspective as her character propelled the story forward.

ARC reader - Rolynn Nevels

This book was beautifully written and Annait gave each character such a distinct voice which made reading the multiple point of views even more enjoyable. I absolutely fell in love with Ameslan, the world was described vividly and I could picture it in my head like a movie. I loved the representation throughout the entire book, as a black woman reading about protective styles, silk scarves, and twists made me smile. This book made me think differently on the influence of ASL...

ARC reader