Soundless

From Richelle Mead, the #1 internationally bestselling author of "Vampire Academy" and "Bloodlines, " comes a breathtaking new fantasy steeped in Chinese folklore. <br> For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. <br> When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink and many go hungry. Fei s home, the people she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation. <br> But soon Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon. <br> Richelle Mead takes readers on a triumphant journey from the peak of Fei s jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever...."