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Sometimes Family Is a Group of Bandits Fighting the Powers That Be

The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

December 3, 2023 by Kit Moonstar 2 Comments

Lin Chong is content with her position as an expert arms instructor to the Emperor’s troops and sees no need to push the status quo like some of her friends.  Then she runs afoul of a powerful man who takes everything she’s worked for away from her.  Branded a criminal and uncertain of her future, Lin Chong finds herself welcomed in to a group of bandits who turn out to care more about justice than the empire Lin Chong served.  On their own they are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: historical fantasy, s.l. huang, wuxia

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:55 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: historical fantasy, s.l. huang, wuxia ·
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How do I become a math hero?

Zero Sum Game by S.L. Huang

April 2, 2019 by yesknopemaybe Leave a Comment

This was such a fun book! I guess it was originally self published before being picked up by Tor? I would never have known, the writing quality is pretty good and the plot is well-crafted and honed. I love that Huang has created a science fiction thriller with a math hero at the center. Math hero sounds a bit dorky, but Cas Russell is very good at the kind of vector math that lets her calculate time, trajectory, speed, etc, making her very, very good […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, s.l. huang, zero sum game

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, s.l. huang, zero sum game ·
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