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Description
'A cyberpunk masterpiece' XIRAN JAY ZHAO
From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.
THE FUTURE IS LOADING . . .
For decades, the world has been caught in a cold war between two powerful nations: Medaluo and Atahua. The Medan orphans who live in Atahua suffer the cost. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.
Eighteen-year-old Eirale is one such orphan. Having recently graduated and joined NileCorp's forces, she's doing well for herself - until 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, seventeen-year-old Lia is close to her own graduation when she's paired with her academic nemesis for one final assignment. But when they are ordered to infiltrate Medaluo in virtual reality, Lia quickly realises there is much more at stake than her school ranking.
As Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on separate courses, the two start to suspect they are pieces in a larger conspiracy - and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.
TROPES
Multiple POVs ¿¿
Cyberpunk aesthetic ¿¿
Found family ¿¿¿
Rebellion ¿¿
READERS LOVE COLDWIRE
'This book is really the definition of ESCAPE' ¿¿¿¿¿
'It's captivating and well rounded' ¿¿¿¿¿
'It was also a thought-provoking read' Shame on me for not reading Chloe Gong books earlier!' ¿¿¿¿¿
'A wild ride filled with twists and turns you definitely do not want to miss' ¿¿¿¿¿
'Chloe Gong YOU MASTERMIND?!?!' ¿¿¿¿¿
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Sci-Fi Abenteuer im Stil von Cyberpunk
Spannender Weltenbau, der mich zu Beginn jedoch auch ein bisschen ins Straucheln gebracht hat. Zwei POV, zwei unterschiedliche Handlungsstränge, wobei ich jetzt nicht sagen könnte ob mir einer mehr gefallen hätte. Lia als auch Eirale erleben im militärischen Cyber setting jeweils eine Mission - die eine spioniert, die andere wird entführt m, langweilig wurde mir dabei nicht. Nach dem Ende bin ich auf jeden Fall SEHR gespannt auf den zweiten Band 👀
I‘m usually not a big fan of cyberpunk books but this one had me in its thrall. I loved the two story lines and how they started to come together in a way that made my jaw drop in the end. I did not see that coming AT ALL. I only take down one star because I thought the concept of this dystopian world would have needed a bit more backstory and explanation. I struggled in the beginning quite a bit to actually follow and only grasped major things in the end. That was a bit disappointing to be honest. But still the storyline was really interesting, the turns were amazing and it’s just a nice read for everyone who likes Dystopian books with a huge Cyberpunk influence. Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC!
It took me forever to get through this book, but that’s partly because of my reading slump. 🫥 I was very confused at the beginning, as new characters, politics, different POV’s and two realities (downcountry & upcountry) seemed to be randomly put together, so the world building didn’t quite make sense. It took me some time to get hooked on the story, but when the pacing finally picked up, I loved this dystopian world! The last 100 pages were crazy, I couldn’t even predict the plot twist. 🫢
Description
'A cyberpunk masterpiece' XIRAN JAY ZHAO
From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the start of a daring new dystopian series following two young soldiers who must depend on unlikely allies in their fight for survival.
THE FUTURE IS LOADING . . .
For decades, the world has been caught in a cold war between two powerful nations: Medaluo and Atahua. The Medan orphans who live in Atahua suffer the cost. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk being labelled a spy.
Eighteen-year-old Eirale is one such orphan. Having recently graduated and joined NileCorp's forces, she's doing well for herself - until 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, seventeen-year-old Lia is close to her own graduation when she's paired with her academic nemesis for one final assignment. But when they are ordered to infiltrate Medaluo in virtual reality, Lia quickly realises there is much more at stake than her school ranking.
As Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on separate courses, the two start to suspect they are pieces in a larger conspiracy - and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.
TROPES
Multiple POVs ¿¿
Cyberpunk aesthetic ¿¿
Found family ¿¿¿
Rebellion ¿¿
READERS LOVE COLDWIRE
'This book is really the definition of ESCAPE' ¿¿¿¿¿
'It's captivating and well rounded' ¿¿¿¿¿
'It was also a thought-provoking read' Shame on me for not reading Chloe Gong books earlier!' ¿¿¿¿¿
'A wild ride filled with twists and turns you definitely do not want to miss' ¿¿¿¿¿
'Chloe Gong YOU MASTERMIND?!?!' ¿¿¿¿¿
Book Information
Posts
Sci-Fi Abenteuer im Stil von Cyberpunk
Spannender Weltenbau, der mich zu Beginn jedoch auch ein bisschen ins Straucheln gebracht hat. Zwei POV, zwei unterschiedliche Handlungsstränge, wobei ich jetzt nicht sagen könnte ob mir einer mehr gefallen hätte. Lia als auch Eirale erleben im militärischen Cyber setting jeweils eine Mission - die eine spioniert, die andere wird entführt m, langweilig wurde mir dabei nicht. Nach dem Ende bin ich auf jeden Fall SEHR gespannt auf den zweiten Band 👀
I‘m usually not a big fan of cyberpunk books but this one had me in its thrall. I loved the two story lines and how they started to come together in a way that made my jaw drop in the end. I did not see that coming AT ALL. I only take down one star because I thought the concept of this dystopian world would have needed a bit more backstory and explanation. I struggled in the beginning quite a bit to actually follow and only grasped major things in the end. That was a bit disappointing to be honest. But still the storyline was really interesting, the turns were amazing and it’s just a nice read for everyone who likes Dystopian books with a huge Cyberpunk influence. Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC!
It took me forever to get through this book, but that’s partly because of my reading slump. 🫥 I was very confused at the beginning, as new characters, politics, different POV’s and two realities (downcountry & upcountry) seemed to be randomly put together, so the world building didn’t quite make sense. It took me some time to get hooked on the story, but when the pacing finally picked up, I loved this dystopian world! The last 100 pages were crazy, I couldn’t even predict the plot twist. 🫢