S.L. Huang

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  • Bibliography:
    15 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2014
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

A Cas Russell Novel

1 - Zero Sum Game (Apr-2014)
2 - Null Set (Jul-2019)
3 - Critical Point (May-2020)

Hunting Monsters

1 - Hunting Monsters (Oct-2014)
2 - Fighting Demons (Sep-2015)

Russell's Attic

1 - Zero Sum Game (Apr-2014)
2 - Half Life (Dec-2014)
2.5 - A Neurological Study on the Effects of Canine Appeal on Psychopathy, or, RIO ADOPTS A PUPPY (Jan-2015)
2.6 - An Examination of Collegial Dynamics as Expressed Through Marksmanship, or, Ladies' Day Out (Sep-2015)
3 - Root of Unity (Oct-2015)
4 - Plastic Smile (Jun-2016)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Red Riding Hood

Hunting Monsters (Oct-2014)
Burning Roses (Oct-2020)

Fairytale Retellings: The Little Mermaid

The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist (Dec-2016)

Book List in Order: 15 titles

  • Zero Sum Game

    A Cas Russell Novel - 1
    Russell's Attic - 1

    ZERO SUM GAME Best of Lists:* Best Books of the Month at The Verge, Book Riot, Unbound Worlds, SYFY, & Kirkus* The Mary Sue Book Club Pick* Library Journal Best Debuts of Fall and WinterA blockbuster, near-future science fiction thriller, S.L. Hu...

  • Hunting Monsters

    Hunting Monsters - 1
    Fairytale Retellings: Red Riding Hood

    “Happy birthday, child. Careful not to shoot any grundwirgen.”Ever since she was a small girl, she has learned to be careful on the hunt, to recognize the signs that separate regular animals from human-cursed grundwirgen. To harm a grundwirgen is...

  • Half Life

    Russell's Attic - 2

    Cas Russell is back -- and so is her deadly supermath. Cas may be an antisocial mercenary who uses her instant calculating skills to mow down enemies, but she’s trying hard to build up a handful of morals. So when she’s hired by an anguished f...

  • A Neurological Study on the Effects of Canine Appeal on Psychopathy, or, RIO ADOPTS A PUPPY

    Russell's Attic - 2.5

    A puppy appears on Rio's doorstep. Fortunately, Rio is fully aware he's a sadistic psychopath utterly lacking in empathy, and thus does not hurt the puppy. But he also doesn't know what to do with it. This 4,000-word short story is a companion to the...

  • An Examination of Collegial Dynamics as Expressed Through Marksmanship, or, Ladies' Day Out

    Russell's Attic - 2.6

    Cas teaches Pilar to shoot. Considering Cas is an acerbic mercenary and Pilar is a delightful admin, this goes about how you'd expect.This 8,000-word novelette is a companion to the Russell's Attic series and takes place between book 2 (Half Life) a...

  • Fighting Demons

    Hunting Monsters - 2

    Xiao Hong travels to her mother's homeland in pursuit of Rosa in the sequel to Hunting Monsters My seventeenth birthday, the day I became a woman in the eyes of the law, my mother sat down at the small table in our cot...

  • Root of Unity

    Russell's Attic - 3

    Back for book three . . .Cas Russell has always used her superpowered mathematical skills to dodge snipers or take down enemies. Oh, yeah, and make as much money as possible on whatever unsavory gigs people will hire her for. But then one of her few ...

  • Plastic Smile

    Russell's Attic - 4

    Cas Russell, antisocial mercenary, has decided to Fight Crime. With capital letters, like in one of her friend’s comic books.After all, she has a real-life superpower: with her instantaneous mathematical ability, she can neuter bombs or out-shoot a...

  • The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist

    Fairytale Retellings: The Little Mermaid

    A dark retelling of The Little Mermaid from the author of HUNTING MONSTERSI suppose if this is going to be recorded somewhere for posterity, I should set the record straight. The ghostwriter will probably cut it all, but hey, it’s the principle of ...



  • Null Set

    A Cas Russell Novel - 2

    S. L. Huang's Null Set is the breakout sf thriller for fans of John Scalzi and Greg RuckaMath-genius mercenary Cas Russell has decided to Fight Crime(tm). After all, with her extraordinary mathematical ability, she can neuter bombs or out-shoot an ar...

  • As the Last I May Know

    Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, S. L. Huang’s “As the Last I May Know” is a Tor.com original tale of alternate history.Nyma was raised by the Order Elders to be one of the President’s Carriers. Now she is ten years old and the ...

  • Critical Point

    A Cas Russell Novel - 3

    S. L. Huang's Critical Point is a breakout SF thriller for fans of John Scalzi and Greg Rucka.Math-genius mercenary Cas Russell has stopped a shadow organization from brainwashing the world and discovered her past was deliberately erased and her supe...

  • Burning Roses

    Fairytale Retellings: Red Riding Hood

    S. L. Huang's Burning Roses is a gorgeous fairy tale of love and family, of demons and lost gods, for fans of Zen Cho and JY Yang. When Rosa (aka Red Riding Hood) and Hou Yi the Archer join forces to stop the deadly sunbirds from ravaging the ...

  • The Water Outlaws

    Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's The Water Outlaws are bandits of devastating ruthlessness, unseemly femininity, dangerous philosophies, and ungovernable gender who are ready to make history -- or tear it apart.In the j...

  • The River Judge

    In this prequel novelette to the critically acclaimed The Water Outlaws, nine-year-old Li Li is introduced to a web of community secrets and family intrigue when she helps her mother bury the corpse of a man that has somehow wound up in the storeroom...

Award-Winning Books by S.L. Huang

As the Last I May Know
2020 Hugo Award -- Short Story


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

S.L. Huang has published 15 books.

S.L. Huang does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The River Judge, was published in March 2024.

The first book by S.L. Huang, Zero Sum Game, was published in April 2014.

Yes. S.L. Huang has 3 series.
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