While The Echo Room doesn’t take place at sea, the room Rett and Bryn find themselves trapped in was inspired by the “castaway depots” set up by the New Zealand government after a series of shipwrecks. With your book club, see which connections you can find between the depots and Rett and Bryn’s “echo room.”

What is a magnetic storm and how much damage can it do? A magnetic storm plays an important role in The Echo Room. Find out more about space weather and how it affects our technology.

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