Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1)
Xiran Jay Zhao
4.19 · 35 ratings · Published: 21 Sep 2021
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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- enemies to lovers 2
- protagonists of colour 2
- folktales & legends 2
- action / adventure 2
- asian mc 2
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- women loving women 2
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- aliens 1
- magic 1
- friends to lovers 1
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The 'Iron Widow' series
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