Author guide
S. L. Huang Books in Order
S. L. Huang is a Hugo Award-winning author whose work includes the Cas Russell novels, Burning Roses, The Water Outlaws, The Language of Liars, and short fiction. Huang is also an MIT graduate, mathematician, Hollywood stunt performer, and firearms expert.
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Zero Sum Game
The official entry point to the Cas Russell novels.
Burning Roses
A standalone novella and an accessible entry to the Hunting Monsters setting.
The Water Outlaws
A standalone wuxia-inspired fantasy novel.
The Language of Liars
A standalone science-fiction novella.
Read in order
Books by series
series · superseded
Russell's Attic
The original self-published configuration of the Cas Russell series, later superseded and reconfigured for Tor Books.
- 1 Zero Sum GameAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2014
- 2
Half LifeAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2014
- 3 Rio Adopts a PuppyAmazon ↗
Book companion · short-story · 2015
- 4 Ladies' Day OutAmazon ↗
Book companion · short-story · 2015
- 5
Root of UnityAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 6
Plastic SmileAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2016
series · ongoing
Cas Russell
The Tor-published version and continuation of Huang's mathematical action series about mercenary mathematician Cas Russell.
serial · completed
The Vela
A co-authored science-fiction serial created by S. L. Huang, Yoon Ha Lee, Rivers Solomon, and Becky Chambers.
- 1
The VelaAmazon ↗Book 1 · serialized-fiction · 2019
Outside the series
