Heart of Iron -- Ashley Poston

<p><strong>*A 2019 Rainbow Book List Selection*</strong></p><p><strong>An action-packed tale full of romance, royalty, and adventure, inspired by the story of <em>Anastasia</em>. Perfect for fans of <em>Six of Crows, </em> <em>Cinder</em>, and the cult classic television show <em>Firefly</em>.</strong> </p><p>Seventeen-year-old Ana is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family. But D09--one of the last remaining illegal Metals--has been glitching, and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him.</p><p>Ana's desperate effort to save D09 leads her on a quest to steal the coordinates to a lost ship that could offer all the answers. But at the last moment, a spoiled Ironblood boy beats Ana to her prize. He has his own reasons for taking the coordinates, and he doesn't care what he'll sacrifice to keep them.</p><p>When everything goes wrong, she and the Ironblood end up as fugitives on the run. Now their entire kingdom is after them--and the coordinates--and not everyone wants them captured alive.</p><p>What they find in a lost corner of the universe will change all their lives--and unearth dangerous secrets. But when a darkness from Ana's past returns, she must face an impossible choice: does she protect a kingdom that wants her dead or save the Metal boy she loves? </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Ashley Poston<br>