Iron WidowXiran Jay ZhaoLabel: Rock the BoatDescription: Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller. A YA Pacific Rim meets the Handmaid’s Tale retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian the only female emperor in Chinese history.I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance.The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises – giant transforming robots that battle aliens beyond the Great Wall. It doesn’t matter that their female co-pilots are expected to serve as concubines and often die from the mental strain.When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot her plan is to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister’s death. But after miraculously surviving her first battle Zetian sets her sights on a mightier goal. The time has come to stop more girls from being sacrificed.‘This is the historical-inspired futuristic sci-fi mash-up of my wildest dreams.’ Chloe Gong‘Raging against the patriarchy in spectacular style.’ Observer best books of the year‘Zetian is unstoppable and I dare you not to cheer her on.’ Elizabeth Lim author of Spin the DawnA New York Times bestseller Oct 10 2021
