Echo Nova by Clint Hall

Echo Nova mixes time travel, illegal rooftop racing, and a greedy corporation into a fun science-fiction thriller for teens.

Echo Nova by Clint Hall. Enclave Escape, 2025. 320 pages.

• Reading Level: Teens, ages 12 and up
• Recommended For: ages 14 and up

Dash Keane knows he’s the best at rooftop racing: no one else is as fast, as bold, as skilled. Rooftop racing is technically illegal, but everyone watches it on the timenet. Imagine a cadre of figures practicing parkour on rooftops and viewed via YouTube by millions; that’s the story here.

Dash is from the Dregs, decidedly on the wrong side of the tracks. Kids from the Dregs are nobodies with no future. But Dash knows he’s good enough at rooftop racing to get sponsors and perhaps get enough money to help pay for his younger brother’s medical expenses. So he routinely defies death and law enforcement, loving the thrill of living on the edge and hoping it pays off.

And one day, it does. Dominus Corp offers Dash the opportunity of a lifetime: to be a genuine timestar. He’ll get paid to do what he loves in a legal capacity and travel through time via the time portals. First up: a scene eerily reminiscent of Crichton’s The Lost World (Jurassic Park book #2). Next, he lands somewhere in Asia in the middle past. Than the Wild West. And on it goes. But along the way, Dash falls in love with an “echo,” a girl from the past that is technically not real anymore. And he falls out of love with Dominus Corp.

Echo Nova is as action-packed and fast-paced as one would expect for a story about illegal rooftop racing and time travel. Throw in an evil corporation that uses people for profit, a significant family secret that carries the promise of danger, and a striving young man forced to face his own greed… and you have a book that reads like a summer blockbuster. Echo Nova is a fun, quick read, but readers will find good food for thought amidst the action sequences and interesting tech.

Considerations:

• Sexuality: Minor, but the main characters do kiss and discuss their feelings.

Bottom Line: Echo Nova is a fun read, perfect for teens who enjoy video games and shows like Marvel’s Loki.

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