New Releases by Xiran Jay Zhao

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. Zetian must join this man in a dance of truth and lies to take down their common enemy. With perilous forces aiming to undermine Zetian at every turn, can she enact positive changes as 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?

Para salvar o mundo mortal, Zack precisa derrotar figuras poderosas da mitologia chinesa em batalhas de videogame Zachary Ying não sabe muito sobre sua herança chinesa. Sua mãe vive ocupada garantindo a sobrevivência dos dois, e as escolas dos Estados Unidos só ensinam história e mitologia ocidentais. Então o garoto se vê completamente despreparado quando descobre que é descendente do Primeiro Imperador da China e nasceu para hospedar seu espírito em uma missão vital: selar o portal que leva ao submundo chinês e impedir que espíritos malignos se espalhem pelo reino mortal. Só que a missão começa de forma desastrosa. O Primeiro Imperador fracassa em possuir Zack e acaba preso aos óculos de realidade aumentada que o garoto usa para jogar videogame. Agora, com um dos tiranos mais infames da história tagarelando em seu ouvido, Zack precisa aprender a controlar os incríveis poderes de dragão de água do imperador, viajar até a China em busca de artefatos mágicos e derrotar importantes figuras da história chinesa. Se Zack não conseguir fazer tudo isso antes do Mês dos Fantasmas, o mundo mergulhará no caos absoluto e a alma de sua mãe desaparecerá para sempre. A estreia de autore best-seller Xiran Jay Zhao na literatura infantojuvenil une aventura e mitologia em uma narrativa divertida e impossível de largar.

Percy Jackson meets Tristan Strong in this hilarious middle grade “edge-of-your-seat adventure” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies) that follows a young boy as he journeys across China to seal the underworld shut and save the mortal realm. Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack’s body and binds to Zack’s AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack’s mom’s soul gets taken by demons. Now, with one of history’s most infamous tyrants yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to heist magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth, all while learning to wield the emperor’s incredible water dragon powers. And if Zack can’t finish the mission in time, the spirits of the underworld will flood into the mortal realm, and he could lose his mom forever.

Instant New York Times No.1 Bestseller. A YA Pacific Rim meets the Handmaid’s Tale retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises – giant transforming robots that battle aliens beyond the Great Wall. It doesn’t matter that their female co-pilots are expected to serve as concubines and often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, her plan is to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister’s death. But after miraculously surviving her first battle, Zetian sets her sights on a mightier goal. The time has come to stop more girls from being sacrificed. ‘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 ‘Zetian is unstoppable, and I dare you not to cheer her on.’ Elizabeth Lim, author of Spin the Dawn