Synopses & Reviews
Mars is controlled by the Chinese, who call their civilization the Celestial Empire. But for teenagers Gamine and Huang, it is anything but heavenly. Gamine was taken off the street by an aristocrat, schooled as a fine young ladythen abandoned at her patrons whim and forced to make her living as a grifter. Huangs army career is cut short by a bandit ambush. When the two meet, Gamine Iron Jaw”is the leader of a sham religious movement, and Huang, or Hummingbird,” is the bandits chief tactician. They join forces to bring down the corrupt government that has determined their lives.
Iron Jaw and Hummingbird offers a planets worth of adventure!
About the Author
Chris Roberson lives in Austin, Texas. He has written for adults about his invented Celestial Empire, but this is his first novel for teenagers.