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Zetian, 18, offers herself as a concubine‑pilot to avenge her sister’s death by confronting the ace male pilot who killed her. She eliminates him through the psychic link between pilots, emerging unscathed and earning the title Iron Widow—a feared female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power up her giant transforming machines, the Chrysalises. To harness her immense mental strength, she partners with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. Now empowered, Zetian refuses to be silenced, using her combined might to survive attempts on her life and to expose the misogynistic pilot system that forces girls to sacrifice themselves.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: Xiran Jay Zhao
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