Find the way out or never wake up…

The end of the world came and went. The survivors escaped into a simulated reality, a world of impossibilities and mysteries where human minds could live while the earth healed. A world that was programmed to end. But never did.

Now the strange sanctuary is breaking down. And only seventeen-year-old Lake remembers none of this is real. She spends her days searching a strange, post-apocalyptic landscape for people who have forgotten the real world and helps them escape…

Use these questions about plot points, characters, and themes to guide your book club’s discussion of Strange Exit.

How does tidal locking occur?

Did you know our own moon is tidally locked? It spins slowly enough that it always presents the same side to Earth. This same phenomenon is illustrated in Strange Exit, although you might not have realized it. Find out about tidal locking and learn how life might adapt to such circumstances.

[Major spoilers ahead for Strange Exit!]

In Strange Exit, Lake and the other survivors of the war must wait until nuclear winter is over before they can return to Earth’s surface. The damaging effects of nuclear winter last far longer than the immediate destruction of nuclear war. What is nuclear winter and how would it occur?

Find the answers to questions readers often ask Parker about Strange Exit. For more Q&A, feel free to email Parker or set up a paid video chat for your book club!