The Chrysalises are based on East Asian mythological creatures such as nine-tailed foxes and phoenixes. Zetian’s sister was murdered by the country’s misogynistic, patriarchal military system, which pairs men and women to fight the aliens in qi-powered transforming mecha suits called Chrysalises. The world is, quite simply, a terrible place for women at the moment. Giant bug-like aliens called Hunduns threaten human survival. Iron Widow follows a fictionalized Wu Zetian, the only woman to rule China as empress in over 3,000 years of Chinese history. They are a first-generation Hui Chinese immigrant from small-town China to Vancouver, Canada. This isn’t the summary of some fever dream, but instead the synopsis of Iron Widow, a historical-sci-fi queer YA debut novel that refuses to be pigeon-holed into categories, much like its protagonist.Ĭanadian author Xiran Jay Zhao is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Widow series and Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor. Mechas, aliens, East Asian mythology – all set against the epic backdrop of medieval China. Image Description: Cover art of Iron Widow, a book by Xiran Jay Zhao.
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