S.L. Huang

S. L. Huang is an American science fiction author best known for the Zero Sum Game series, whose protagonist Cas Russel is a super-intelligent mercenary. Their short story "As the Last I May Know" won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2020, and The Water Outlaws, a gender-flipped retelling of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin, was a 2024 Nebula Award finalist. Before turning to writing, they worked as a stunt performer and weapons expert on television series including Battlestar Galactica.