Heavenly Tyrant

Description

"She is hated by both men and gods, and heaven and earth cannot allow her to exist." 

After suffering devastating loss, Zetian finds herself at the seat of power in Huaxia. But her world is not as it seems, and revelations about an enemy more daunting than she imagined forces her to share her power with a dangerous man. Despite having vastly different ideas on what they are to each other and how the world should change, Zetian must join him in a dance of truth and lies to take down their common enemy and get back the one she lost. 

Promotion info

The highly anticipated sequel to the No. 1 bestselling Iron Widow

Reviews

Praise for Iron Widow:

'This is the historical-inspired, futuristic sci-fi mash-up of my wildest dreams.' Chloe Gong

'Raging against the patriarchy in spectacular style.' Observer, best books of the year

'Think The Handmaid's Tale meets Pacific Rim and buckle up.' Shelley Parker-Chan

 

'The captivating sequel to the acclaimed fantasy Iron Widow ushers in a new chapter in Zetian's tumultuous life.' Cosmopolitan, The best new books out in December

 

'Pulse-pounding, thought-provoking, ambitious and outrageous, this huge YA sci-fi tale amply delivers on the promise of the first volume.' Guardian, best new children's and teens books

Author description

Xiran Jay Zhao (they/ them) is a first-generation immigrant to Canada from small-town China (which, for China, means a town of 4 million people). A recent graduate from Vancouver's Simon Fraser University, they wrote sci-fi and fantasy books while they probably should've been studying more biochemical pathways. You can find them on Twitter @XiranJayZhao for daily shitposts, Instagram as xiranjayzhao for cosplays and very extra outfits and YouTube as Xiran Jay Zhao for videos about Chinese history and culture. Iron Widow is their first novel.