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EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD . . .

'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.

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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¿'

Editions (5)

ISBN9781399732369
PublisherHodder And Stoughton Ltd.
Publication Date11/04/25
Pages496

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  • purrsome.pages
    purrsome.pages

    57 Followers

    4.5

    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 👀

    May 14, 2026

  • empress_x3
    empress_x3

    6 Followers

    5.0

    CHLOE GONG WAS ZUR HÖLLE

    Jan 14, 2026

  • katharina05
    katharina05

    6 Followers

    3.5

    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. 🫢

    Apr 30, 2026

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