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Coldwire / Chloe Gong.
"A dystopian story following a young soldier who is framed for a political assassination and must team up with her country's most wanted terrorist to clear her name"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781665960137 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 483 pages : map ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Target Audience Note: | 014+. |
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Young adult fiction. Dystopian fiction. Spy fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | YA Gong | 31681010443190 | YADULT | Available | - |
- B & T Entertainment
Most of society lives âupcountryâ in virtual reality to escape rising seas and epidemics, while those who canât afford the subscription remain in crumbling âdowncountry,â and two young soldiers must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival. Simultaneous eBook. - Simon and Schuster
From #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 loadingâ¦
To escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives âupcountryâ in glistening virtual reality, while those who canât afford the subscription are forced to remain in crumbling âdowncountry.â
But upcountry isnât perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations, Medaluo and Atahuaâand 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 NileCorpâs private forces downcountry, exactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahuaâs most wanted anarchist frames her for assassinating a government official, and sheâs 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 wrongâ¦
Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracyâand the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.
