Iron Widow: Tiktok Sensation, The

IRON WIDOW:TIKTOK SENSATION,THE (NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER)

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 Dawn

A New York Times bestseller, Oct 10 2021

Review:

'Ferociously original.' Guardian


'Zetian is the take-no-prisoners heroine you'll love to cheer on.' Rebecca Schaeffer, author of Not Even Bones


'Thrilling, heart-wrenching and epic!' Kat Cho, author of Vicious Spirits


'Zetian is here to set the world on fire.' Nicki Pau Preto, author of Crown of Feathers


'A searing, cinematic, gut-punch of a tale.' Joan He, author of The Ones We're Meant to Find


Prizes: Winner of BSFA Award for Younger Readers 2022 and Barnes & Noble YA Book Award 2022.

Author Biography:

Xiran Jay Zhao (they/them) is a first-generation immigrant to Canada from small-town China. A recent graduate from Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, they wrote sci-fi and fantasy books while they probably should've been studying more biochemical pathways. You can find them on Twitter @XiranJayZhao for daily shitposts, Instagram as xiranjayzhao for cosplays and very extra outfits and YouTube as Xiran Jay Zhao for videos about Chinese history and culture. Iron Widow has sold in 11 territories worldwide and was an instant No.1 bestseller in the UK and US. They also have a middle grade novel called Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor.