The Quiet is Loud

Shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize

The perfect marriage of literary and speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro and NK Jemisin.

When Freya Tanangco was ten, she dreamed of her mother's death right
before it happened. That’s when she realized she was a veker, someone
with enhanced mental abilities and who is scorned as a result. Freya's
adult life has been spent in hiding: from the troubled literary legacy
created by her author father, and from the scrutiny of a society in
which vekers often meet with violence.

When her prophetic dreams take a dangerous turn, Freya finds herself
increasingly forced to sacrifice her own anonymity—and the fragile
safety that comes with it—in order to protect those around her.

Interwoven with themes of Filipino and mixed-race identity,
fantastical elements from Norse and Filipino mythology, and tarot card
symbolism, The Quiet Is Loud is an intergenerational tale of
familial love and betrayal, and what happens when we refuse to let
others tell our stories for us.

"Garner wears her spec fic, geek, and SF influences on her sleeve, and The Quiet Is Loud is a warm welcome to the more literary part of that universe."—Understorey Magazine

"A deeply thoughtful book about identity and the quest for true
acceptance—especially in a world that encourages us to hate, hide, and
fear who we are."—Stacey May Fowles