Civil War, Marit rebels, powers get split in all those affected, which became then readers or architects. Marit dies, Surit is born after Marit's death from frozen material (did they not freeze material before the experiment?) with the transmited alien relic mind alterations.

The story takes place on the planet Orshan where, as the result of some dodgy experimentation, some people have the ability to read or control minds. It's in the same universe as Winter's Orbit but there's no overlap in characters or locations. Aw, do you know that feeling? Wanting to read an author’s second novel badly because you loved the first one so much? Being afraid to start and then finding out the second one is even better? It happened to me while reading Ocean’s Echo. this is a well-written sci-fi with an interesting, tightly constructed plot and vibrant characters at its center. i enjoyed tennal and surit's contrasting personalities and the burgeoning feelings between them. although it took me a while to get invested in the story, i was eventually drawn in and intrigued by the second half, which was way better than the first half.

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Now this is confusing, Tennal would have been born around the time his genparent was going through experiments, how come he inherited the alien relic caused telepathy? And honestly why not freeze the genetic material BEFORE the experiment? (Well, not convenient for plot purposes I guess).

Jay Roach goes into the desert with Patricia Arquette for quirky, noirish Apple series". AP NEWS. 2023-06-02 . Retrieved 2023-06-08. when you fall in love with a debut, the follow up is sometimes a bit of a risk. is this author a one hit wonder, or can everything that comes next top the charts? i’ve fallen in love with sophomore books, but i’ve also been let down. and some books you love so much, you just don’t know how they can’t ever be followed up.

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Anywho, I did enjoy this up until the 60% mark, where things got...weird? Messy? Melodramatic and filled with MacGuffins galore in the form of remnants, to the point where I finished for the sake of finishing. The last 40% felt less fleshed out, with character interactions not really hitting for me and the reveals not as impactful, mostly because it felt like the stakes were just blah. this ends with oceans echo sitting on the faves shelf. this ends with me sending my best friend over 50+ voice messages because i simply could not pause reading to send a text (some voice messages were just us yelling its Fine). it ends with a love so great that honestly? i’m still a little afraid to say this out loud but perhaps it parallels winters orbit in my heart. The bartender’s hand stopped on the table. Tennal felt a sudden spike of wariness from them. They met Tennal’s eyes and shrugged.

Kit, Borys (May 19, 2022). "Margot Robbie, Jay Roach Team for New 'Ocean's Eleven' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 20, 2022. Grobar, Matt (August 19, 2022). "Ryan Gosling In Talks To Reteam With 'Barbie's Margot Robbie For New 'Ocean's Eleven' Film At Warner Bros". Deadline . Retrieved September 30, 2022. Ocean's Echo is a story of healing and growth and a love that will shake the universe. This is easily a new favorite book and will likely be in my top ten reads of 2022. A captivating love story with engaging characters, wrapped around a murder mystery with high-stakes multi-world politics. Winter’s Orbit reminds me in the best way of the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. I can’t wait to see what Maxwell does next!” —Martha Wells, New York Times bestselling author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning Murderbot DiariesMathai, Jeremy (May 19, 2022). "Ocean's Eleven Prequel From Bombshell Director Will Star Margot Robbie". Slash Film . Retrieved May 20, 2022.