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Coldwire
The StrangeLoom Trilogy (Related to this series)
- Author
- Chloe Gong
- Narrator
- Shannon Tyo
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 6 November 2025
- Run Time
- 16 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'A high-voltage, whip-smart adventure' AVA REID
'A cyberpunk masterpiece' XIRAN JAY ZHAO
From Sunday Times and 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.
READERS ARE READY
'Thank you mother for feeding us," we all chant in unison!'
'Whatever Chloe Gong writes, I read'
'I'm a simple girl, i see "YA cyberpunk" written by the Chloe Gong, I click want to read'
'MOTHER IS ABOUT TO EAT ONCE AGAIN'
'OH I'm SAT🫡'
Critics Review
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Super-charged with electrifying action, mindblowing twists, and timely commentary, Coldwire is a cyberpunk masterpiece ripe for our tumultuous new age
Xiran Jay Zhao, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Iron Widow
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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
Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fable for the End of the World
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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
Scott Reintgen, New York Times bestselling author of A Door in the Dark
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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
Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites
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With gorgeous prose, propulsive action, and swoonworthy banter, Coldwire has skyrocketed to one of my favorite books of the year. Gong's cyberpunk thriller is unputdownable!
Axie Oh, the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Floating World
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Gong has done it again! Packed full of action, anarchy, and enviable (but terrifying!) tech, Coldwire offers a chilling glimpse into a very possible future, with an instantly lovable cast and twists that will leave you begging for the sequel
Kate Dylan, the Sunday Times bestseller author of Until We Shatter
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Futuristic, yet eerily familiar with robust worldbuilding and a hefty dose of political intrigue, Coldwire is set to be your next dystopian obsession
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Details
- Author
- Chloe Gong
- Narrator
- Shannon Tyo
- Duration
- 16 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9781399732390
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Speculative, dystopian and utopian fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Steampunk
Synopsis
EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD . . .'A high-voltage, whip-smart adventure' AVA REID'A cyberpunk masterpiece' XIRAN JAY ZHAOFrom Sunday Times and 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.READERS ARE READY'Thank you mother for feeding us," we all chant in unison!''Whatever Chloe Gong writes, I read''I'm a simple girl, i see "YA cyberpunk" written by the Chloe Gong, I click want to read''MOTHER IS ABOUT TO EAT ONCE AGAIN''OH I'm SAT🫡'
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