Chloe Gong Enters Her Cyberpunk Era inColdwire— See the Cover! (Exclusive)
Mar. 15, 2025Chloe Gong and the cover of ‘Coldwire’.Photo:One Grid Studio; Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Eirale, an academy graduate now part of NileCorps’ private forces, finds her life altered when she’s framed for killing a government official, and must decide between joining a wanted anarchist to search for a dangerous Medan program or get arrested for treason. At the same time, Lia, a student at Nile, is attempting to get through the school year when she and her academic rival are tasked with taking down a traitor.
Eirale and Lia embark on their own journeys across two different realities, but soon come to see their connections to a larger conspiracy, as well as each other.
“I’ve wanted to write cyberpunk for years and years — both because I love the genre and because there is so much about it that I couldn’t wait to subvert,” Gong tells PEOPLE of her latest novel. “Building the world forColdwirehas been such an adventure and I’m incredibly excited to bring readers ‘upcountry’ where there are secrets and conspiracies galore to be discovered.”
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Gong has been a beloved author within the young adult genre ever since she published her 2020 debut,These Violent Delights, when she was just 21. TheRomeo and Julietfantasy retelling, set in 1920s Shanghai, debuted at No. 3 on theNew York TimesYA bestseller list, with its sequel, 2021’sOur Violent Ends, coming in at No. 1. Since then, Gong also published herLady Fortune LadyandFlesh and False Godsseries.
Gong has received praise for uplifting Asian and LGBTQ+ characters within the fantasy genre, where they’ve previously been underrepresented.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“There’s not enough out there, I think, where a certain racial or core identity is the character’s backstory,” Gong told PEOPLE in a 2022 interview. “And then their plot line is just completely unrelated — about fighting monsters and falling in love. I think that’s something that everyone wants to read about.“Coldwirewill hit shelves on Nov. 4 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold.
source: people.com
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