In a world where you get only 100 words a day, and every word costs diamonds, silence isn’t a choice—it’s a requirement to not have your head exploded. Meet Copper Cartz, born into a common bloodline with a pathetic “bad cough” power and zero diamonds to his name. In a society where your family’s bloodline grants amazing things and everyone is born with supernatural abilities, words are currency, and sign language is outlawed, Copper scrapes by on dangerous quests just to keep breathing. Meanwhile, the rich babble endlessly behind diamond passes, wielding powers and privileges. In this amazing society your voice is your lifeline, your bloodline your identity—and one wrong word could be your last. Not to mention people are split into prey and predators and a hunt ensues every friday...