Coldwire
novel by Chloe Gong
Coldwire is a 2025 young adult dystopian cyberpunk novel by New Zealand author Chloe Gong. The first book in The StrangeLoom Trilogy, it is told through the alternating perspectives of Eirale and Lia, who live in a virtual reality world owned by the conglomerate NileCorp.
Coldwire was published by Margaret K. McElderry on 4 November 2025, and became a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller. It was a Young Adult Good Morning America book club pick. The audiobook version was narrated by Shannon Tyo and released by Simon & Schuster Audio. The sequel is expected to be released in 2026.
Background
In 2024, Gong announced she was working on her next series, "a new dystopian cyberpunk trilogy". The trilogy was acquired by Hodderscape, who would publish it in the United Kingdom simultaneously with Margaret K McElderry Books, who distribute to the rest of the world.
The author grew up reading young adult dystopian novels, including The Hunger Games and Divergent. The idea of a virtual world floated in her mind for a while, though she was unable to fully envision it until her senior year of college during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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