by Xiran Jay Zhao · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780861542420
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«Iron Widow» is a science fiction novel by Xiran Jay Zhao, published by Oneworld Publications in paperback (400 pages, in English).
The Chrysalis piloting system requires a boy-girl pair, and girls often die from the mental strain. Zetian volunteers to avenge her sister, kills her partner through the psychic link and survives, becoming an Iron Widow. Alongside the controversial pilot Li Shimin, she tries to end this misogynistic system.
First instalment of the «Iron Widow» series, published in 2021. Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula and Locus awards, and winner of the BSFA Award for best fiction for young readers.
Aimed at readers of science fiction and young adult fantasy seeking female protagonists, romance and a mecha setting.
