Godslayers

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The Gearbreakers struck a devastating blow against Godolia on Heavensday, but the cost of victory has been steep. The few rebels who've managed to escape the empire's retribution have fled, hunted by Godolia's only surviving Zenith. Eris has been held prisoner since the attack on the capital city that almost killed her. And she begins to wish it had when she discovers Sona-the girl she would tear down cities for-also survived, only to be corrupted by the Zenith. The cybernetic brainwashing that Sona has undergone now has her believing herself a loyal soldier for Godolia, and Eris' mortal enemy. With the rebellion shattered, the Gearbreakers' last hope for victory will depend on whether Eris and Sona can find their way back to each other from opposite sides of a war . . .

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Praise for Godslayers:

The tight worldbuilding keeps readers hooked as our heroines work to find their way back to each other. Mikuta plays with tropes throughout the series and executes her action sequences to great effect. ... This mecha dystopian has a -diverse, witty cast; a worthy purchase for libraries that own Gearbreakers. --School Library Journal

Praise for Gearbreakers:

A Junior Library Guild Selection

An absolute joyride of a story set in a vivid, arresting world. Gearbreakers is sci-fi at its very finest, combining the grandeur of mecha fighting machines with the intimacy of (splendidly feral) found family. Zoe Hana Mikuta is a talent to be in awe of. --Chloe Gong, New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights

Dark, fierce, thrilling, and tender, Gearbreakers will make your blood sing. Set in a ruthless, vividly imagined world against the scope of gods and sword-fighting mechas and a crushing war, Zoe Hana Mikuta deftly balances the brutal with the hopeful. An electric heart beats on every page of this breathlessly paced cyberpunk adventure. --Nina Varela, author of Crier's War

An intense sci-fi adventure with heart, hard choices, and found family ... Delivered through propulsive prose and immersive worldbuilding, Gearbreakers is twisty, ominous, and high-octane. ... Glitteringly cinematic. --Tor.com

Even more entertaining than a big summer blockbuster. --PopSugar

Zoe Hana Mikuta's Gearbreakers will ruin your life and I mean that in the best way possible. ... Will blow your mind. --Culturess

A brutal and commanding debut ... Mikuta has delivered an extraordinary novel that perfectly balances high-octane action with intimate character development and tender hope. --Vulture

Like Pacific Rim, Gearbreakers brings a sense of the poetic to the action-driven proceedings. In the case of Pacific Rim, the poetry was in the visuals, while in Gearbreakers, it manifests in the musicality of the language. Debut author Zoe Hana Mikuta has a way with words, and it will be exciting to see how her voice develops over time. --NPR

Frantic, bordering on chaotic, fight scenes deftly convey the world's reality, wherein second-guessing guarantees death. ... Quippy exchanges among the inclusive cast bring a levity that balances their grim realities, and the cliffhanger ending of this action-packed series starter suggests that a deeper political conspiracy will unfold in the sequel. --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Zoe Hana Mikuta currently attends the University of Washington in Seattle, studying English with a creative writing focus. She grew up in Boulder, Colorado, where she developed a deep love of Muay Thai kickboxing and nurtured a slow and steady infatuation for fictional worlds. When she is not writing, Zoe can be found embroidering runes onto her jean pockets, studying tarot or herbology, or curled up with a cup of caramel coffee and a good, bloody but heartwarming book. She is the author of the Gearbreakers duology. zoehanamikuta.com