The Rosetta Codex

Cale Alexandros was five years old when the path of his life was irrevocably altered. As the scion of a wealthy and powerful family, he enjoyed a privileged existence - until his family's starship was attacked en route to Morningstar, the lone outpost of civilization on a savage planet known as Conrad's World. In an escape ship, Cale crash-landed in the wilds and was picked from the wreckage by nomads.
For years, Cale is forced to endure life as a slave, sold and shuffled from one group of brutish thugs to another - until a trader recognizes a glimmer of promise in Cale's eyes and frees him. Cale travels far and wide, but in all his wanderings, he never forgets what happened to him long ago, in the desert wastes...when, in a strange, ancient temple, he found a book with pages made of a strange metal and writings he could not identify.
Now, when he finally reaches Morningstar and its learned people, he comes to realize the true importance of what he uncovered long ago. The book is the key to understanding a language never heard by mankind - an alien dialect. But it also holds a secret that some people want to learn, a treasure that some want for themselves, and a revelation that some will do anything to control.