A Feminist Tale of Vengeance and Redemption

In iron widowRelationships are complicated, the stakes are high, and our main character, Zetian, is ready to tear it all down to the ground. Set in a futuristic world ruled by elders and gods, a world where women are oppressed and prevented from intellectual pursuits, taught to be obedient and live and die for their fathers, brothers, and all men, the odds are stacked against the rebellious Zetian.

Willing to sacrifice everything to avenge her fallen sister, Zetian leaps onto the blood-soaked battlefield as a forcibly recruited concubine, a woman used exclusively to power giant mechas piloted by men. The relationship between concubine and pilot is vital to a team’s strength and brutal battle against the non-human adversaries who threaten their civilization.

Zetian knows very well that in these so-called partnerships it is the mistresses who get the short end of the stick. She does not allow this fact, or her partnership with the murderous Iron Demon, Or Her complicated and dangerous relationship with Yizhi, a handsome boy from a powerful family, gets in the way of her personal mission to dismantle the system that killed her sister and many other women. Zetian may have been treated like a bargaining chip for her brother’s future benefit her entire life, but she is willing to take control of her own destiny, no matter the consequences.

This book is a wild and thrilling journey, full of twists, turns, and revelations that prove there is more to this world and these characters than meets the eye. The book ends on an absolute cliff-hanger, but lucky for you, the second book. heavenly dictatoralso available.