{"product_id":"the-echo-irina-volkov-9798242423633","title":"The Echo: The Frostbound Chronicles, Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA TECTONIC GOTHIC NOVELLA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere horror is not a monster, but a flaw in reality's code.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mind is the experiment. The town is the lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelene Volkov sees the world in algorithms. Seeking refuge from a chaotic past, she transfers to the isolated, frozen university town of Kresnik, where silence and data are her only comforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Kresnik is not silent. It pulses.\u003cbr\u003eA geometric light glimmers on the black ice of the lake. A synthetic voice on a blocked number whispers her most private secrets. The anomalies are escalating-beautiful, impossible, and meant for her alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer sharp mind attracts the attention of two brilliant, opposing forces: Lucien, who offers the cold clarity of absolute order, and Yulian, who promises the thrilling rush of beautiful chaos. As Selene uncovers the truth behind the doomed \"Gamma\" project, she makes a horrifying discovery: it was never just a student experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the Echo Chamber Protocol. A sanctioned study where the environment itself is weaponized to fracture a human mind. And Selene-with her unique intellect and traumatic history-is the perfect next subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, her isolation is the control. Her trauma is the variable. To survive, she must weaponize the very logic they seek to break. She must stop decoding their patterns-and start corrupting their data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of The Frostbound Chronicles-a Tectonic Gothic series exploring systems of silence, logic, and environmental haunting.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irina Volkov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242423633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Irina Volkov","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171644842239,"sku":"9798242423633","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-echo-irina-volkov-9798242423633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}