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The instant #1 New York Times bestseller, now available in a stunning new paperback look with bonus content.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 aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China. It doesn't matter that the girls 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 when she gets her vengeance, it becomes clear that she is an Iron Widow, a rare kind of female pilot who can sacrifice males to power up Chrysalises instead.To tame her frightening yet valuable mental strength, she is paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest male pilot in Huaxia, yet feared and ostracized for killing his father and brothers. But now that Zetian has had a taste of power, she will not cower so easily. She will take over instead, then leverage their combined strength to force her society to stop failing its women and girls. Or die trying.This deluxe new paperback edition features eight pages of Chrysalis concept art and a discussion guide.

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Author : Xiran Jay Zhao
★★★★☆ 4.7 from 5 stars (6024 Reviews)
Langue : English
ISBN-10 : 0735269955
File size: 13 MB

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Man, oh man. I've been wanting to read this book ever since I heard of it coming out (I follow the author on youtube!), but I only got around to it now. And man, I was missing out!Okay so first things first, the worldbuilding. It was similar enough to our world that it felt familiar (thanks misogyny, racism, and homophobia) but also new and exciting (the Chrysalises, etc). I've read and watched enough wuxia and xianxia to be familiar with some of the concepts Zhao used, but they used them in a very modern way that I really enjoyed.There's also something so incredibly satisfying about a powerful, female main character that the whole world vilifies but is actually (mostly) in the right. And yet, she's still flawed and real - she still makes bad judgement calls, still is quick to draw conclusions - and I love that about her. I also really loved the found family message this book carried. I've encountered so many different pieces of media that really push that "you have to love them because they're your family" message that I get really tired of hearing. Wu Zetian's emotional journey with her family was a bit reminiscent of mine (though mine was much less intense). It was kind of freeing to live vicariously through her, in all aspects.And the twists! To be honest, I'd predicted both twists in a sense. I didn't know the details, but I picked up on Zhao's messaging from the beginning: Not everything is as it seems. Not everything is what those in power say it is. When we got to the big reveal at the end, it wasn't exactly what I was thinking it was going to be, but I still jumped up like, "I knew it!"Honestly, normally when I read books I still have a part of my "reviewer" brain on, even if I haven't been a professional reviewer for a while. But this time, reading this book was just a catharsis. A lot of what Zetian encounters is stuff I encounter (albeit on a much smaller scale) and it was just incredibly gratifying and cathartic to watch her just say "f--- it all". I am not reviewing this as a reviewer, with pros and cons, and a more logical side of my brain. I'm reviewing this as a fan - I truly loved this book and just wanted to rave about it.Zhao Laoshi -- thank you for this beautiful book. I eagerly await the next one. Iron Widow Online ePUB Kindle telecharger Huaxia has a problem. Mecha aliens lurk beyond its Great Wall, and it must send its youth to battle them in giant mecha robots called Chrysalises. The Chrysalises are piloted by two pilots, one boy, one girl, and for some reason, the girls don't always return home alive. It requires intense mental energy to be a pilot, but that doesn't dissuade Zetian, who wants to be a pilot so she can get revenge on the male pilot who killed her sister. She gets her wish, and when she strangles the life from him with her mind while they're in the cockpit, she's branded as an Iron Widow, a girl pilot who's turned the tables on the system, sacrificing her boy partners to battle the mecha aliens. When she's paired up with Li Shimin, the strongest male pilot of Huaxia, it's thought that she won't last long, but she's determined to use her mind to stay alive, interrogate the misogynist technology of the Chrysalis, and save the girls of Huaxia from their supposedly unavoidable fate as sacrificial pilots.The story of a girl, raised in a patriarchal society, rebelling against the status quo, using giant mecha to fight giant mecha aliens. It's an interesting premise, and I was thrilled to see that my suspicion that anime Darling in the Franxx (which I adore) was partial inspiration for this story was true! Zetian was brought up like the other girls, but at every turn she's rebelled against the status quo. Sometimes, you just know that things are wrong, and I really get that in my gut, just as Zetian does. She sees something wrong, and even with others telling her it's not wrong, that girls being used and discarded like batteries is a distinct honor, Zetian knows that everybody is full of crap. Many aspects of morality are taught, but others can be discerned by imagining ourselves in the same situation. Zetian's empathy for others, and the grief of her dead sister, also drives her rage, and I felt it on a visceral level.Zetian harbors disdain and derision for the world around her, and the people living in it. This is because the culture is built on doing things because of precedent or using people as if they are disposable and lack value. She even attacks other women at times because they also support and act within the system to support it. It is a common observation that for evil to become common and widespread, all that is needed is for people to stand by and do nothing about it, so how is Zetian supposed to feel if she is beset on all sides by people who believe she must feel like it's normal to walk with a crutch as a result of her foot-binding, or she must be honored to be considered as little more than a meat battery to be discarded as collateral damage, while boy pilots are hailed as heroes? How would you feel, being locked into a future with no tomorrow?Zetian grabs the bull by the horns, figuratively speaking, and turns the equation of the Chrysalis upside down. She will survive, and the boys will function as the meat batteries, and see if they appreciate the honor. She doesn't always make the right call, and her rage sometimes leads her into bad situations, but the demure rarely ruffle enough feathers for freedom to take flight. This story is Zetian's, through and through, and I loved it and all of the references and easter eggs to contemporary and historical scenes and characters. Iron Widow is the story of a girl who can't stand the injustice she sees around her, and is determined to turn the immorality of it upside down, through sheer force of will if she must. Recommended for anybody who has ever seen wrongdoing legitimized by authority, and wanted to do something about it, because this is your story, too. PDF Iron Widow free ebook ePUB Iron Widow prenota online Download [PDF] Iron Widow