Coldwire

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, Deadlock, was released in November 2026.

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