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===Additional Trigger Warnings===
 
===Additional Trigger Warnings===
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*Abandonment
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*Ableism (some internalized)
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*Acephobia/Arophobia
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*Addiction
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*Adult/minor relationship
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*Alcohol
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*Animal death
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*Biphobia
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*Blood
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*Body horror
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*Body shaming
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*Bullying
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*Cannibalism (mentioned)
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*Child abuse
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*Child death
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*Chronic illness
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*Classism
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*Colonisation
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*Colorism
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*Confinement
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*Corporal punishment of a child
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*Cultural appropriation
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*Cursing
 
*Death
 
*Death
*Sexism
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*Death of parent
*Alcoholism
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*Domestic abuse
*Misogyny
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*Drowning (mentioned)
*Violence
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*Drug abuse
*Torture
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*Drug use
*War
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*Dysphoria
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*Emesis
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*Emotional abuse
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*Fatphobia/fat-shaming
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*Fire/Fire injury
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*Foot binding
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*Forced institutionalization
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*Gaslighting
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*Genocide
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*Gore
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*Grief
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*Gun violence
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*Hate crime
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*Homophobia (some challenged)
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*Infection
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*Infidelity
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*Injury/injury detail
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*Kidnapping
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*Medical content
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*Medical trauma
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*Mental illness
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*Misogyny (some internalized, most systemic)
 
*Murder
 
*Murder
*Addiction
 
*Alcohol
 
*Physical abuse
 
*Child abuse
 
*Emotional abuse
 
*Suicidal thoughts
 
*Domestic abuse
 
*Blood
 
*Injury/injury detail
 
*Body horror
 
*Sexual assault
 
*Grief
 
*Sexual harassment
 
*Confinement
 
*Gore
 
*Rape
 
*Sexual violence
 
*Death of parent
 
*Gaslighting
 
*Body shaming
 
*Cursing
 
*Ableism
 
*Mental illness
 
*Medical content
 
*Gun violence
 
*Slavery
 
*Genocide
 
*Racism
 
*Xenophobia
 
*Medical trauma
 
*Fire/Fire injury
 
*Bullying
 
*Sexual content
 
*Suicide attempt
 
*Colonisation
 
*Drug abuse
 
*Child death
 
*Chronic illness
 
*Forced institutionalization
 
*Vomit
 
*Trafficking
 
*Drug use
 
*Fatphobia
 
 
*Panic attacks/disorders
 
*Panic attacks/disorders
*Suicide
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*Physical abuse
*Abandonment
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*Police brutality
*Racial slurs  
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*Poverty
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*Pregnancy
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*Racial slurs
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*Racism
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*Rape
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*Self harm
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*Sexism
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*Sexual content (fade to black)
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*Sexual harassment
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*Sexual violence
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*Slavery
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*Smoking
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*Suicide
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*Suicide attempt
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*Terminal illness
 
*Toxic relationship
 
*Toxic relationship
*Police brutality
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*Trafficking
*Kidnapping
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*War
*Self harm
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*Xenophobia
*Adult/minor relationship
 
*Animal death
 
*Biphobia
 
*Hate crime
 
*Terminal illness
 
*Acephobia/Arophobia
 
*Cultural appropriation
 
*Dysphoria
 
*Classism
 
*Sexual content
 
*Panic attacks/disorders
 
*Homophobia
 
*Slavery
 
*Pregnancy
 
*Infidelity
 
*Animal death
 
  
 
==Representation==
 
==Representation==
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
 
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity.
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*Asian main character*
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*Disabled main character (uses cane and wheelchair)
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*Hard of sight/vision side character
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*Bisexual main characters and side characters/love interests*
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*Polyamorous main characters and side characters/love interests
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*Intersex characters (mentioned, off-page)
 
*POC characters
 
*POC characters
*Bisexual main characters*
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*Asian cast
 
*Polyamorous relationship
 
*Polyamorous relationship
  
 
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* [[Fantasy racism (trope)|Fantasy racism (Han and Rongdi)]]
  
 
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Revision as of 12:59, 13 September 2022

This article is about the novel. For the series, see Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (series).


Iron Widow
Cover of Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Author(s) Xiran Jay Zhao
Published September 21, 2021
Publisher Penguin Teen
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Young Adult


Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on September 21, 2021. It is the first book in the Iron Widow series.

Trigger Warnings

Author-Provided Warnings

The following warning is given at the beginning of the book:

Please be aware that this book contains scenes of violence and abuse, suicide ideation, discussion and references to sexual assault (though no on-page depictions), alcohol addition, and torture.

Additional Trigger Warnings

  • Abandonment
  • Ableism (some internalized)
  • Acephobia/Arophobia
  • Addiction
  • Adult/minor relationship
  • Alcohol
  • Animal death
  • Biphobia
  • Blood
  • Body horror
  • Body shaming
  • Bullying
  • Cannibalism (mentioned)
  • Child abuse
  • Child death
  • Chronic illness
  • Classism
  • Colonisation
  • Colorism
  • Confinement
  • Corporal punishment of a child
  • Cultural appropriation
  • Cursing
  • Death
  • Death of parent
  • Domestic abuse
  • Drowning (mentioned)
  • Drug abuse
  • Drug use
  • Dysphoria
  • Emesis
  • Emotional abuse
  • Fatphobia/fat-shaming
  • Fire/Fire injury
  • Foot binding
  • Forced institutionalization
  • Gaslighting
  • Genocide
  • Gore
  • Grief
  • Gun violence
  • Hate crime
  • Homophobia (some challenged)
  • Infection
  • Infidelity
  • Injury/injury detail
  • Kidnapping
  • Medical content
  • Medical trauma
  • Mental illness
  • Misogyny (some internalized, most systemic)
  • Murder
  • Panic attacks/disorders
  • Physical abuse
  • Police brutality
  • Poverty
  • Pregnancy
  • Racial slurs
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Self harm
  • Sexism
  • Sexual content (fade to black)
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual violence
  • Slavery
  • Smoking
  • Suicide
  • Suicide attempt
  • Terminal illness
  • Toxic relationship
  • Trafficking
  • War
  • Xenophobia

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Asian main character*
  • Disabled main character (uses cane and wheelchair)
  • Hard of sight/vision side character
  • Bisexual main characters and side characters/love interests*
  • Polyamorous main characters and side characters/love interests
  • Intersex characters (mentioned, off-page)
  • POC characters
  • Asian cast
  • Polyamorous relationship

Tropes