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Silent Digestion

By Ethan Ross

Silent Digestion

By Ethan Ross

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SILENT DIGESTION The world doesn't end with a scream. It ends with a breath. Deep within the secluded Appalachian valley known as The Range, something has woken up. It isn't an apex predator of flesh and bone, but an insidious, beautiful intelligence-a biological Hive Mind that transforms the landscape into a lush, emerald nightmare. It doesn't want to kill humanity; it wants to integrate it. Silas Vane, a brilliant but broken scientist, knows the truth: the sweet scent of lollipops on the wind isn't a blessing-it's a "lacing agent" designed to dissolve the human will. As the valley floor turns into a pulsing nervous system and the very infrastructure of civilization is reclaimed by ancient, hungry roots, Silas becomes a man possessed. Armed with a failing counter-agent and a scientist's cold desperation, he must navigate a world where the trees have ears and the flowers have eyes. Joined by Sarah Miller, a hardened ranger fighting for her humanity, and Toby, a boy who represents the world's last vestige of innocence, Silas embarks on a harrowing "Final Ascent." From the claustrophobic horror of saturated forests to the high-speed terror of a highway under siege, they are running toward a salvation that may no longer exist. As the Hive Mind evolves, turning their own technology and biology against them, Silas is forced to make an impossible choice. To save the world, he may have to invite the very monster he fears into his own marrow. In the war between the Iron Cage of humanity and the Green Invitation of the Hive, there is no middle ground. You either fight the silence... or you become a part of it.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
276
Release Date:
2026-01-27
Publication Date:
2026-01-27
Publisher:
Firebird Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798233530265
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
393 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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