Coldwire / Chloe Gong.
The future is loading...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 labeled a spy. Eirale graduates from the academy and joins NileCorp's private forces downcountry, exactly as she is supposed to. Then Atahua's most wanted anarchist frame her for assassinating a government official, and she's given a choice: cooperate with him to search for a dangerous program in Medaluo or go down for treason. Meanwhile, Lia is finishing her last year upcountry at Nile Military Academy. Paired with her academic nemesis for their final assignment, Lia is determined to beat him for valedictorian and prove her worth. But there may be far more at stake when their task to infiltrate Medaluo and track down an Atahuan traitor goes wrong...Though Eirale and Lia tear through Medaluo on different planes of reality, the two start to suspect they are puzzle pieces in a larger conspiracy--and the closer they get to the truth, the closer their worlds come to a shattering collision.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665960137
- ISBN: 1665960132
- Physical Description: 483 pages : map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2025
- Copyright: ©2025
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- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 14 up. Margaret K. McElderry Books.Grades 10-12. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | YA FIC GONG (Text) | 36015000744215 | Young Adult Fiction | Available | - |
