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Iron Widow, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Rong Fu
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By:
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Xiran Jay Zhao
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Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
CBC bestseller
USA Today bestseller
Zetian must balance dangerous politics with a new quest for vengeance in the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Iron Widow.
Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA listeners.
After suffering devastating loss and making drastic decisions, Zetian finds herself on the seat of power in Huaxia, but she has also learned that her world is not as it seems. Revelations about an enemy who dangles one of her loved ones as a hostage force Zetian to share power with a dangerous man she cannot simply depose. Despite their mutual dislike and distrust, the two must work together to take down their common enemy and stoke a revolution against the systems of exploitation that plague their world.
However, power is not so easy to wield once seized, and a revolution is not so easy to control once unleashed. As Huaxia’s former elites strike back and the common people’s fervor for justice turns bloody and paranoid, can Zetian remain a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance and liberation?
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If you loved Daughter of the Forest/Fairytales
- By Elizabeth on 07-10-21
By: Elizabeth Lim
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Alter Ego
- A Novel
- By: Alex Segura
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best superhero comics in recent memory. But she’s never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to the most die-hard comics fans and long out of print, the rights were never available—until now. But Annie is skeptical of who is making the offer: Bert Carlyle's father started Triumph Comics, and has long claimed ownership of the Lynx
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A strong female main character
- By Ann on 02-11-25
By: Alex Segura
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Kalyna the Soothsayer
- By: Elijah Kinch Spector
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Kalyna's family has the Gift: the ability to see the future. For generations, they traveled the four kingdoms of the Tetrarchia selling their services as soothsayers. Every child of their family is born with this Gift—everyone except Kalyna. So far, Kalyna has used informants and trickery to falsify prophecies for coin, scrounging together a living for her deteriorating father and cruel grandmother. But Kalyna's reputation for prophecy precedes her, and poverty turns to danger when she is pressed into service by the spymaster to Rotfelsen.
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Secret of the Broken King
- The Poseidon Trials, Book 1
- By: Eliza Raine
- Narrated by: Lia Holland
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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I’m supposed to be the last of my kind, all-powerful, and marked by prophecy for greatness. But, something, somewhere, must have gone wrong, because I have no power or greatness. The prophecy must be about my sister, the only other living being with our kind's blood in her veins, but she's been in a magical sleep for eight years and is slowly turning to stone. I will do anything to save her, but the answers I need are inside Poseidon’s underwater palace. The fiercely powerful ocean god rules his realm with brutal efficiency, and nobody is ever allowed to get close to him.
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these books are excellent.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-31-24
By: Eliza Raine
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Ballad of Sea and Sky
- The Whispering Sea, Book 1
- By: Madeleine Eliot
- Narrated by: Rylee Kuberra, John Rogers
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Marina has known for a long time that she doesn’t want the life her parents want for her, but when they announce her betrothal to the steady but dull captain of the guard, she reluctantly accepts her duty. That is until an enemy siren is captured and presented to her father, and Marina can’t think of anything but amber eyes and wings. In a twist of fate, Marina finds herself the prisoner of an enemy king in a plot to end a centuries-long war between their peoples that can only end in either death or heartbreak.
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Perfect audiobook!
- By Amy Bowman on 02-25-24
By: Madeleine Eliot
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Song of the Six Realms
- By: Judy I. Lin
- Narrated by: Jen Zhao
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Xue, a talented young musician, has no past and probably no future. Orphaned at a young age, her kindly poet uncle took her in and arranged for an apprenticeship at one of the most esteemed entertainment houses in the kingdom. She doesn’t remember much from before entering the House of Flowing Water, and when her uncle is suddenly killed in a bandit attack, she is devastated to lose her last connection to a life outside of her indenture contract.
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A BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN TALE
- By Heinisch on 09-16-24
By: Judy I. Lin
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A Magic Steeped in Poison
- The Book of Tea, Book 1
- By: Judy I. Lin
- Narrated by: Carolyn Kang
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was the one who unknowingly brewed the poison tea that killed her - the poison tea that now threatens to also take her sister, Shu. When Ning hears of a competition to find the kingdom's greatest shennong-shi - masters of the ancient and magical art of tea-making - she travels to the imperial city to compete. The winner will receive a favor from the princess, which may be Ning's only chance to save her sister's life.
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Left a lot to be desired
- By jill on 06-02-24
By: Judy I. Lin
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Holy Terrors
- Little Thieves, Book 3
- By: Margaret Owen
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 13 hrs
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It's been nearly two years since Vanja brought down the cult she started, and she’s still paying the price. As the Pfennigeist, she bucks the law in order to help the desperate and haunt the corrupt all across the empire—and no matter what, she works alone. But an impossible killer is tearing through royalty, and leaving Vanja’s signature red penny on every victim. Suddenly the Pfennigeist is no longer a folk hero but a nightmare. When even the Blessed Empress falls, the empire’s seven royal families must gather to elect her successor within a matter of weeks.
By: Margaret Owen
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Ex Marks the Spot
- By: Gloria Chao
- Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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For Gemma's whole life, it has always been her and her mom against the world. As far as she knew, all her grandparents—and thus her ties to Taiwanese culture—were dead. Until one day when a mysterious man shows up at her door with two shocking things: the news that her grandfather has just recently passed, and the first clue to a treasure hunt that Gemma hopes will lead to her inheritance. There's just one major problem: to complete the hunt, she has to go to her grandfather's home in Taiwan. And the only way Gemma can get there is by asking her ex and biggest high-school rival for help.
By: Gloria Chao
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Last of the Talons
- Talon Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Sophie Kim
- Narrated by: Jaine Ye
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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After the destruction of her entire Talon gang, eighteen-year-old Shin Lina—the Reaper of Sunpo—is forced to become a living, breathing weapon for the kingdom’s most-feared crime lord. All that keeps her from turning on her ruthless master is the life of her beloved little sister hanging in the balance. But the order to steal a priceless tapestry from a Dokkaebi temple incites not only the wrath of a legendary immortal, but the beginning of an unwinnable game. Lina finds herself in the dreamlike realm of the Dokkaebi, her fate in the hands of its cruel and captivating emperor.
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Wow
- By Jacq on 04-02-24
By: Sophie Kim
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The Last Bookstore on Earth
- By: Lily Braun-Arnold
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The world is about to end. Again. Ever since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilization as we know it, seventeen-year-old Liz Flannery has been holed up in an abandoned bookstore in suburban New Jersey where she used to work, trading books for supplies with the few remaining survivors. It’s the one place left that feels safe to her. Until she learns that another earth-shattering Storm is coming . . . and everything changes. Enter Maeve, a prickly and potentially dangerous out-of-towner who breaks into the bookstore looking for shelter one night.
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I like it.
- By Marj on 01-30-25
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Her Radiant Curse
- By: Elizabeth Lim
- Narrated by: Mirai
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch, she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpent’s face, Channi is the exact opposite of her beautiful sister, Vanna—the only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesn’t see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts. Now at seventeen, Vanna is to be married off in a vulgar contest that will enrich the coffers of the village leaders.
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beautifully written & heartbreaking
- By Healani Johnson on 11-05-24
By: Elizabeth Lim
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The Shutouts
- A Novel
- By: Gabrielle Korn
- Narrated by: Gail Shalan
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in.
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Chilling and gorgeous
- By Steve on 12-11-24
By: Gabrielle Korn
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- Anonymous User
- 02-07-25
Masterpiece of Modern Storytelling
This series has become my new favorite immediately. The author crafted a masterful story that is thrilling and always left me surprised by each turn. The tension between characters and the story arcs are satisfying and left me at the edge of my seat excited to learn what’s next. Beautiful. The book is political in nature, so it is for a specific audience and that audience is me to a tee. It tackles issues of ruling elites vs common people, social power, economic disparity and exploitation, and intersectionality. I am so so so excited for the next book.
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- Crwnls
- 12-31-24
Incredible
Excellent, no notes.
Slay queen.
The is an excellent continuation of the story and I can’t wait for the next book!
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- Katrianna Anderson
- 01-04-25
loved it and can't wait for more
fantastic narrator, and the story kept me engaged all the way through. I eagerly await the next in the series
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-25
This was too good
I'm so happy to know there will be atleast one more book and maybe screen adaptation.
This series are that good
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- TIFFANIE ALLEN
- 12-26-24
The hype deserved and the anger that follows
This was a long wait that was definitely worth it with the twists catching me off guard, the decisions the characters make causing laughter and annoyance, the length of this second entry making me weary then angering me for feeling too short. All the negatives feeling like positives at the end adds up to me loving listening to this. I will be lying in anguish waiting for the next book but making up for it with more and more listenings.
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- james
- 01-20-25
Excellent story, and peformance
The author did a great job of living up to the previous book. I find myself on the edge of my seat while listening to it. Nearly binged it in one night, does not disappoint.
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- David Morera
- 02-09-25
Basically perfect
If you ever dream of destroying the system and seen the world and reality crumble around you, this is the series for you, great characters, great moments, great conflicts, great relationships
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- Leeta
- 01-11-25
A perfect sequel
I wasn't sure anything could live up to Iron Widow, but Xiran has outdone herself again. A perfect continuation of its predecessor with fun new characters and development from the ones we know. Why is the toxicity so sexy?? Make it stop 😆 Burn it with fire chi 😏
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- Lillian
- 02-06-25
10/10
this is just great, I agree that it being placed in YA does it a disservice, yes the central character is young, but I could see this series following her into her thirties like other grand time spanning fantasy. if for some reason that aspect is giving you pause, absolutely go for it.
its a fresh story, and I simply cannot wait for the film adaptations, though I do worry if they will be able to keep a lot of what I find so refreshing about it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-29-25
Fantastic story
I was truly surprised at the depth and scope of this story. I read a lot of sci fi and few reach this level of believable characters, realistic view into inner workings of an abusive relationship and world building. Truly Xiran Jay Zhao has created an incredible world and can’t wait for the next book.
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