{"product_id":"devilopheugus-lucien-d-parallax-9798261967125","title":"Devilopheugus: A Chronicle of the First Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the most decisive victory in history was silence-not conquest?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevilopheugus: A Chronicle of the First Silence\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark, philosophical historical novel that reimagines a familiar moment from an unfamiliar angle: not through the eyes of a savior or a martyr, but through the mind of the man who ensured the world kept functioning afterward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a charismatic teacher threatens to destabilize an already fragile city, Devilopheugus-an administrator, strategist, and master of human systems-sets out not to crush belief, but to contain it. He understands crowds better than armies, memory better than violence, and institutions better than faith itself. What follows is not a riot or an apocalypse, but something far more enduring: order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in spare, cinematic prose, the novel traces how public execution becomes policy, how followers fracture without realizing it, how contradiction dissolves movements more efficiently than force, and how belief-once dangerous-can be made safe through structure, routine, and silence. As gospels are erased, rewritten, and argued into exhaustion, a new institution is born-one that will outlive both the teacher and his executioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThreaded through the narrative is a quiet counterweight: the rare individuals who remember \u003ci\u003eincorrectly\u003c\/i\u003e, whose memories refuse to be useful, and whose persistence threatens nothing-and therefore everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a retelling of scripture.\u003cbr\u003eIt is a study of power.\u003cbr\u003eOf administration.\u003cbr\u003eOf how meaning is managed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosophical fiction that challenges sacred narratives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark historical reimaginings in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilence\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories about institutions, control, and the mechanics of belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eVillains who never raise their voices-and never need to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevilopheugus: A Chronicle of the First Silence\u003c\/i\u003e asks a dangerous question: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the world didn't reject hope-but learned how to live without letting it act?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce silence learns how to work, it never truly leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucien D. Parallax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261967125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.40d","brand":"Lucien D. Parallax","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171556958463,"sku":"9798261967125","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/devilopheugus-lucien-d-parallax-9798261967125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}