Iron Widow
Xiran Jay Zhao
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! 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 mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often 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 she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected--she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead. To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way--and stop more girls from being sacrificed.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Xiran Jay ZhaoPublisher: Penguin TeenPublished: 09/21/2021ISBN: 9780735269934Pages: 400Weight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.44h x 5.87w x 1.33dReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 50Publishers Weekly 10/18/2021 pg. 1
Book Title
Iron Widow
ISBN
9780735269934
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! 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 mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often 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 she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected--she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead. To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way--and stop more girls from being sacrificed.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher: Penguin Teen
Published: 09/21/2021
ISBN: 9780735269934
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.87w x 1.33d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2021 pg. 1
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher: Penguin Teen
Published: 09/21/2021
ISBN: 9780735269934
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.87w x 1.33d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2021 pg. 1
An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! 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 mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that the girls often 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 she gets her vengeance in a way nobody expected--she kills him through the psychic link between pilots and emerges from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and much-silenced kind of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up Chrysalises instead. To tame her unnerving yet invaluable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will miss no opportunity to leverage their combined might and infamy to survive attempt after attempt on her life, until she can figure out exactly why the pilot system works in its misogynist way--and stop more girls from being sacrificed.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher: Penguin Teen
Published: 09/21/2021
ISBN: 9780735269934
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.87w x 1.33d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2021 pg. 1
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher: Penguin Teen
Published: 09/21/2021
ISBN: 9780735269934
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.87w x 1.33d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2021
Booklist 10/15/2021 pg. 50
Publishers Weekly 10/18/2021 pg. 1
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