Coded For Silence

The New Republic of Halix controls everything—your food, your choices, even your mind. Juno never wanted to be a hero… until the system made her its next target. If they find her, she won’t get a trial. She’ll get an execution.

In 2103, the New Republic of Halix rules every aspect of life. Neural link implants monitor and correct thoughts before rebellion can form. History has been rewritten, all books destroyed except the Halix Bible, and every citizen is assigned a zone and status at birth. 

Seventeen-year-old Juno Rusk lives in Zone E-0, the poorest sector, where obedience is survival. She’s never broken a rule — until her childhood friend Mickey Dean returns from Republic service visibly shaken, clutching a secret that should be impossible: a real book from the “Before Times.” 

Its contents speak of open borders, free elections, and a world without the Republic — a truth so dangerous that mere possession is treason. When Mickey disappears, Juno and her best friend Greta Morris search for him, following rumors of the Outzones, territories beyond Republic control.