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Iron Widow: Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 400

Published: 2022

Great for age 12-18 years

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InstantNew York TimesNo.1 Bestseller Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. 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 ThinkThe Handmaids TalemeetsPacific Rimand buckle up. Shelley Parker-Chan Like its ferocious heroine,Iron Widowis brutal, bloodthirsty and full of rage. Julie C. Dao 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 doesnt 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 sisters 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 book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

There are 400 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Oneworld Publications .

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Barnes & Noble - Best Book Of the Year YA
This book was recognised in the Best Book Of The Year YA category of the Barnes & Noble.