Chloe Gong's books are some of the most exciting additions to the fantasy genre in recent years, but the author is shifting gears this November, when she releases the first installment of her new dystopian series: Coldwire . The opening to the StrangeLoom Trilogy, Coldwire will bring readers into a futuristic fictional world that feels all too prescient.

The novel's setting sees the haves and have-nots divided, with those who have privilege and money escaping their destroyed world by retreating to the virtual reality of " upcountry ." Those who don't have that wealth are forced to grapple with the ecological problems head-on. But per the book's synopsis, even those in the upper echelons of society have their problems.

The people of "upcountry" are locked in a cold war, which t

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