Heavenly Tyrant
- 525
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Heavenly Tyrant” puts the vengeful heroine of “Iron Widow” in power and makes ruling her next fight: an ambitious sequel. Zetian now rules Huaxia but must share that rule with a dangerous man she has no easy way to unseat, and their alliance of mutual distrust drives the 525 pages. Some readers find it more scattered than the first book while still enjoying it. Read “Iron Widow” first.
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About the book
THE WAIT IS OVER. ZETIAN IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. '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 She is hated by both men and gods, and heaven and earth cannot allow her to exist. 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 fervour 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? THE EPIC SEQUEL TO IRON WIDOW.
Reading order · Iron Widow
Full order & progress →- Heavenly TyrantThis book
7.77.7 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 100 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 40% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 100 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Heavenly Tyrant for?
Heavenly Tyrant sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 525 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.6 and 8.2, closest to this book.
