EAN: 9780735269934

ZHAO XIRAN JAY IRON WIDOW

Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science
fiction for YA readers.  The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises
giant transforming robots that can battle the aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China.
It doesn't matter that the girls die from the mental strain.  When 18-year-old Zetian offers
herself up as a concubine-pilot  it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her
sister's death. But when she gets her vengeance  it becomes clear that she is an Iron Widow  a
rare kind of female pilot who can sacrifice males to power up Chrysalises instead.  To tame her
frightening yet valuable mental strength  she is paired up with Li Shimin  the strongest male
pilot in Huaxia  yet feared and ostracized for killing his father and brothers. But now that
Zetian has had a taste of power  she will not cower so easily. She will take over instead  then
leverage their combined strength to force her society to stop failing its women and girls. Or
die trying.  Series Overview: Zetian seeks revenge for her sister's death and becomes a
powerful Chrysalis pilot in this YA duology which blends Chinese history and mythology with
mecha science fiction.

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