Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

Ocean's Echo 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, Winter's Orbit .
I inhaled this one like I needed it to live." - New York Times Book Review
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.
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 orders to control Tennal by
merging their minds.
Surit accepted a suspicious promotion-track request out of desperation, but he
refuses to go through with his illegal orders to sync and control an
unconsenting Tennal. So they lie: They fake a sync bond and plan Tennal's
escape.
Their best chance arrives with a salvage-retrieval mission into chaotic space -
to the very neuromodifcation (...)
Author Bio
EVERINA MAXWELL is the author of Winter's Orbit . She lives and works in
Yorkshire, where she collects books and kills houseplants.

Tor
On Sale: Oct 3/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 480 pages
9781250758873 • $24.99 • pb
Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera