{"product_id":"coldwire","title":"Coldwire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Chloe Gong comes\nthe start of a daring new dystopian series where humanity has moved to virtual\nreality to flee their deteriorating world, following two young soldiers who\nmust depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe future is loading…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nTo escape rising seas and rampant epidemics, most of society lives “upcountry”\nin glistening virtual reality, while those who can’t afford the subscription\nare forced to remain in crumbling “downcountry.”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut upcountry isn’t perfect. A cold war rages between two powerful nations,\nMedaluo and Atahua―and no one suffers for it more than the Medan orphans in\nAtahua. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as\na soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nEirale graduated the academy and joined NileCorp’s private forces downcountry,\nexactly as she was supposed to. Then Atahua’s most wanted anarchist frames her\nfor assassinating a government official, and she’s given a choice: cooperate\nwith him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nMeanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy.\nPaired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined\nto beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at\nstake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor\ngoes wrong…\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThough Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the\ntwo start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy―and the\ncloser they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering\ncollision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChloe Gong is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling\nauthor of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh\nand False Gods trilogy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHer books have been published in over twenty countries and\nhave been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e,and\nmore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe was named one of \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e’s 30 Under 30 for\n2024. Chloe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in\nEnglish and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland,\nNew Zealand, she is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real\nadult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44721990533327,"sku":"9798347102433","price":25.02,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_f4a962d1-d514-4a62-b065-f8f8e48399c2.jpg?v=1773643124","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/coldwire","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}