<p><b><i>Ocean''s Echo </i>is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell''s hit debut, <i>Winter''s Orbit</i>. <br></b><br><b>"I inhaled this one like I needed it to live." ¿<i>New York Times Book Review </i></b><br><br>Rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster Tennalhin Halkana can read minds. Tennal, like all neuromodified ¿readers,¿ is a security threat on his own. But when controlled, readers are a rare asset. Not only can they read minds, but they can navigate chaotic space, the maelstroms surrounding the gateway to the wider universe.<br><br>Conscripted into the military under dubious circumstances, Tennal is placed into the care of Lieutenant Surit Yeni, a duty-bound soldier, principled leader, and the son of a notorious traitor general. Whereas Tennal can read minds, Surit can influence them. Like all other neuromodified ¿architects,¿ he can impose his will onto others, and he¿s under