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Iron Widow
- Narrated by: Rong Fu
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA listeners.
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.
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-01-23
Incredible Story, beautifully read
I absolutely loved this book! Couldn't put it down! Loved Zetian's character, too - she was relatable and so multi-faceted. Really enjoyed the discussions of gender and relationship dynamics - so lovely to see a polyamorous relationship written so well. The world building is enchanting and the concept so unique. Highly recommended if you like fantasy, sci-fi and feminism!
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- Аmazon Customer
- 03-08-23
Truly amazing
Phenomenal book. I couldn't put it down. Such great world building and you really love some of the characters. Would 100% recommend that people read this.
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- Elina Beveniou
- 28-12-21
A breath of fresh air
I cannot recommend this book enough. Forget anything you'd expect from your standard YA story. The writing is intense and made even better by the performance. I can't wait to read more from this author
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-04-22
Couldn’t stop listening
Honestly this is one of the best stories that I’ve heard in so long. I bought the audible and the rendition was flawless.
The story is immersive with fantastic mythos. The world is rich and deep and characterisations wonderful. I can’t recommend this enough. I don’t want to say much and give it away but there’s action, love, adventure, epic battles. No whiny girl torn between boys as many YA heroines are instead there’s a girl who has a small existence who learns lessons or languages that help explain who and how she is. I loved it.
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- Colin Gallagher
- 04-05-23
Wow
i love this book and can’t wait for a part two!The sifi/Chinese mythology is so good.
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- FDL
- 02-01-23
Amazing!!!
This book is phenomenal. One of the best I’ve read in 2022 and cannot wait for the sequel.
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- Mary
- 15-01-24
OMFG Riveting every second
every second had me gripped. the world building is amazing. the story is amazing. the relationships are amazing. you root for the characters. you hate the villains. you just never know the plot twists. I cannot wait for the sequel omg. I'm so excited.
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- Stephen W
- 23-01-24
Fun but confusing.
I was really impressed but I did lose the tread from time to time. But it was engaging and interesting to be thrown in at the deepend into a culture I knew very little about
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- Caitlin
- 09-03-24
balanced and stunning narrative
This took me by surprise at every turn, just when I was thinking ‘oh great, another love triangle’ the author turned it around and stabbed me with it.
I loved this book, I seriously cannot wait for the next one!
Very plot based, even more character based. Overall a very balanced and stunning narrative.
Thank you for the beautiful performance too <3
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- Zoey
- 07-05-22
Absolutely incredible
This is the kind of book that can change the world, it's a middle finger to every enforced gender role, every racist trope, every butchered made up "exotic" name in a fantasy story. It's not about redemption and yet the story itself feels like it's redemption for a whole genre of literature.
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