<DIV>A dextrous novel centered around the current generation of American teenagers coming of age in a networked world highly conscious of violence and the apocalyptic, <I>Echo of the Boom</I> is literary fiction about the <I>Call of Duty</I> and <I>The Hunger Games</I> generation. While the narrative spans the globe and jumps in time, much of the action orbits a near-past and present Washington, D.C., as each of the four main characters wrestle with their notions of fear, power, mysticism, and the future. An unusual book, equal parts <I>Gossip Girl</I> and <I>Gravity’s Rainbow</I>.</DIV>