![]() ![]() This guide uses the eBook version of the 2021 Penguin Teen edition. Iron Widow deals with themes of Resisting Oppression and Patriarchy, The Cost of Revenge, and Gender and Sexuality While Coming of Age.Ĭontent Warning: Iron Widow depicts suicidal ideation, mentions and threats of sexual assault, substance abuse, excessive use of alcohol, misogyny, gendered acts of violence, discussions of sexual purity and sexual shame, sex, and mentions of imperialism and genocide. Wu Zetian’s revenge scheme embroils her in the internal politics of Huaxia and its piloting system, where she defies every convention of her sexist society and rises to power with the help of her two love interests. When her big sister Ruyi dies under mysterious circumstances as a concubine-pilot for Huaxia’s top male pilot, she plans to kill the man who murdered her sister. ![]() Zhao reimagines the iconic figure of Wu Zetian as a peasant girl living on the frontiers of Huaxia. ![]()
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