Books in series
#1
Dreamer
2001
It is through first contact with an alien species that humanity learns of the Dream. It is a plane of mental existence where people are able to communicate with one another by their thoughts alone—over distances of thousands of light-years. To ensure that future generations will have this ability, human genetic engineering produces newborns capable of finding and navigating the Dream.
They became known as the Silent.
Rust is just one planet among many in the Empire of Human Unity. It’s nothing special, nothing unusual . . . except for the fact that it is home to an unknown boy who may be the most powerful Silent ever born—a Silent with the ability to possess the bodies of others against their will. This mysterious child may be causing tremors within the Dream itself.
For now, only the Children of Irfan know about him. A monastic-like order of the Silent, the Children protect their members even as they barter their services with the governments and corporations that control known space. But power like that cannot be hidden, and soon every Silent in the universe will know about the boy—and every government will be willing to go to war to control him.
And if the Children of Irfan cannot find him first, the Dream itself may be shattered ...
#2
Nightmare
2002
Rescued from slavery by the Children of Irfan, Kendi Weaver, a Silent with an innate gift for dream communication, journeys with his rescuers to their planet, Bellerophon, only to find a world tormented by a vicious serial killer who is stalking Silents like Kendi in their telepathic dreams. Original.
#3
Trickster
2003
While searching for their loved ones after the destruction of "The Dream," a telepathic communications net, Father Kendi Weaver and the crew of the Poltergeist are taken hostage by a strange group whose hidden agenda places all of their lives in great danger. Original.
#4
Offspring
2004
When Bellerophon, a beautiful forest planet rife with psychics known as the Silent, comes under attack by its political enemies, Kendi Weaver, along with a small group of the Silent, must save the Dream from being destroyed. Original.
Author
Steven Harper
Author · 16 books
A pseudonym of Steven Piziks Steven Harper Piziks was born with a name that no one can reliably spell or pronounce, so he often writes under the pen name Steven Harper. He lives in Michigan with his family. When not at the keyboard, he plays the folk harp, fiddles with video games, and pretends he doesn’t talk to the household cats. In the past, he’s held jobs as a reporter, theater producer, secretary, and substitute teacher. He maintains that the most interesting thing about him is that he writes books. Steven is the creator of The Silent Empire series, the Clockwork Empire steampunk series, and the Books of Blood and Iron series for Roc Books. All four Silent Empire novels were finalists for the Spectrum Award, a first!
