SL Huang

Speculative fiction author. Mathematician. Gunslinger.

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CRITICAL POINT is almost here! And you can get the paperback of NULL SET

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Woop woop I’m way late on updating my news feed again. The big stuff is that Null Set came out in paperback a few months ago — heck yeah! In this time of pandemic you can order it from your favorite online retailer or get your local indie to ship it to you. (I love local indies so much… I hope they all come through this okay.)

Next, coming this week — Tuesday, in fact! — the third book, Critical Point, is hitting internet shopping portals everywhere! (Doesn’t have the same ring as “stores”, does it?) Preorders are on! Critical Point is a brand new book, never before seen ever. That means if you read Zero Sum Game and Null Set, this is the next adventure in the series, but if you were reading the self-published versions of the books a thousand years ago (oh god what is time, March was about three millennia long), this is ALSO the next book in the series for you. For more details, see this page.

But the main point is — Critical Point! Brand new! Totally awesome! I’m excited!

In my head, I like to call this one either “the one with all the explosions” or “the one that is (finally) super gay.” Both of these descriptions make me very happy.

I’ll be updating this news feed over the weekend with a bunch of virtual events I’m doing next week to promote Critical Point. If you’ve wanted to come to an event or signing with me and have never been able to because geography, virtual events at least have the upside of not being pinned down to anywhere in the world… so that’s a plus side. I’ll also be sending out more details in my newsletter, which you can sign up for here!

I hope everyone is doing as okay as possible. Stay safe, stay well.

The Publication of NULL SET

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So this is what happens when you come home from a month of book promotion travel to a deadline on the third book and subsequently bury yourself in meeting said deadline — you completely forget to post the ACTUALFAX ACTUALNEWS of Book 2’s publication on your website!

NULL SET came out on July 9. Here’s the blurb:

Math-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 army. And the recent outbreak of violence in the world’s cities is Cas’s own fault—she’s the one who crushed the organization of telepaths keeping the world’s worst offenders under control.

But Cas’s own power also has a history, one she can’t remember—or control. One that’s creeping into her mind and fracturing her sanity…just when she’s gotten herself on the hit list of every crime lord on the West Coast. And her best, only, sociopathic friend. Cas won’t be able to save the world. She might not even be able to save herself.

You can buy it today in hardcover, ebook, or audio!

Book 2 of the Cas Russell Series: NULL SET

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As announced at Barnes and Noble…

I realized that in the midst of all the Zero Sum Game publicity, I neglected to post this Very Important Bit of Amazing: the sequel has a cover!

And a TITLE!

Wot wot.

Null Set is coming to both stores and internets near you in the summer of 2019!

Oh, and for those of you who were following the series when it was self-published, this is a very significant rewrite of what was Plastic Smile (book 4 of the original editions). You may notice that there’s some reshuffling and reordering happening. If you read the self-published versions of any of books 1-3, you can jump straight to Null Set. Any more questions? Check out the FAQ or The Cas Russell Series Explained, which I’ve updated to try to make sure everyone feels clear!

And if you didn’t read any of the self-published versions, you can safely ignore all this and look forward to Null Set as book 2 after Zero Sum Game. Woohoo!