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 ladyβthen abandoned at her patronβs whim and forced to make her living as a grifter. Huangβs army career is cut short by a bandit ambush. When the two meet, Gamine ββIron Jawββis the leader of a sham religious movement, and Huang, or βHummingbird,β is the banditsβ chief tactician. They join forces to bring down the corrupt government that has determined their lives. Iron Jaw and Hummingbird offers a planetβs worth of adventure!