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PublisherMcelderry Books, Margaret K.

ISBN-101665960132

ISBN-139781665960137

eBay Product ID (ePID)23074802904

Product Key Features

Book TitleColdwire

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDystopian

Publication Year2025

GenreYoung Adult Fiction

AuthorChloé Gong

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2024-060896

ReviewsSuper-charged with electrifying action, mindblowing twists, and timely commentary, Coldwire is a cyberpunk masterpiece ripe for our tumultuous new age., A high-voltage, whip-smart adventure that presents a future both eerily prescient and totally novel. Pulse-pounding and cinematic, with a twist that knocked the breath from me--I couldn't turn the pages fast enough., Chloe Gong has not only built an intricate cyberpunk world in Coldwire , but uses it to shine a searing light on our own reality--and the dangers that our future could hold. A breathtaking thrill ride by a masterful storyteller., Chloe Gong is bringing cyberpunk back in the best way with Coldwire . This book is page-turning action set in a gritty world with twists you won't see coming. Executed with laser-precision that will leave readers wanting more.

Grade FromNinth Grade

SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series where humanity has moved to virtual reality to flee their deteriorating world, following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival. The future is loading... To escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives "upcountry" in glistening virtual reality, while those who can't afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling "downcountry." But upcountry isn't perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations, Medaluo and Atahua--and no one suffers for it more than the Medan orphans in Atahua. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy. Eirale graduated the academy and joined NileCorp's private forces downcountry, exactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahua's most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official, and she's given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason. Meanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy. Paired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined to beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at stake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor goes wrong... Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy--and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.