The First Silence. The Reliquary of Iona (en Inglés) - Michael J. Morris

"Not a language that evolved gradually into the linguistic families we know today, but one shattered by divine will. Torn apart by God, who deemed mankind unworthy to wield it."

A haunting, cerebral debut novel that moves from the quiet courtyards of Trinity College Dublin to the shrouded archives of the Vatican, from forgotten places to the sacred ground of Iona... where faith, history, and obsession converge.

Daniel, a Trinity College graduate student lost in his discernment, spends his days deciphering old languages under the mentorship of the enigmatic Professor Ashcroft. He goes about his quiet and studious tasks, until a letter from a long-lost friend arrives. What begins as a scholarly pursuit becomes stranger, as Daniel follows a thread that leads him far from Dublin into the heart of Catholic power and toward the edges of his own certainty.

The First Silence is a meditation on the unavoidable violence of pride. The novel traces the intersection of language and religion, and the perilous secrets carved into history itself.