02269cam a2200397 i 4500 545795705 TxAuBib 20220107120000.0 210913s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020946942 9780735269934 hardcover 0735269939 hardcover (OCoLC)1267987760 TxAuBib rda Zhao, Xiran Jay,. Iron Widow / Xiran Jay Zhao. [Toronto, Ontario] : Penguin Teen, 2021. 394 pages : illustration ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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"--Provided by publisher. 20220107. Teenagers China Juvenile fiction. Teenagers Fiction. Mecha (Vehicles) Juvenile fiction. Mecha (Vehicles) Fiction. Extraterrestrial beings Juvenile fiction. Extraterrestrial beings Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Juvenile fiction. Imaginary wars and battles Fiction. Robots Fiction. Great Wall of China (China) Juvenile fiction. Great Wall of China (China) Fiction. Science fiction.