Shi Lian Huang, better known as S. L. Huang, is a Hugo-winning

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author, as well as the first woman to be a professional

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Early life

Shi Lian Huang, known as Lisa, is from

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. She completed a degree in mathematics at

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before moving to Los Angeles. She experienced

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as a child.

Career

After moving to

to become a

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and weapons expert, Huang was diagnosed with

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, which "derailed her physicality" for a time. She turned to writing when unable to actively work on sets. She is known for her Cas Russell series, as well as her fantasy novella ''Burning Roses'' released in 2020. She began as a self-published author but was picked up by

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. The characters in the Cas Russell books, and the

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abilities that they actuate, reflect Huang's background in the

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. Huang also writes short fiction, which won her the

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in 2020 with "As the Last I May Know". She has been published in a number of anthologies and magazines including ''

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'' and ''The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016''. Her work in television includes ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as reality shows ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has trained actors such as

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, and

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Personal life

Huang identifies as

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Awards

Bibliography

A summary bibliography was adapted from the isfdb.

Russell's Attic

* * * * *

Cas Russell Series

* * * finally a published version of ''Golden Mean'' * Stories: ** "A Neurological Study on the Effects of Canine Appeal on Psychopathy, or Rio Adopts a Puppy" (2015) ** "An Examination of Collegial Dynamics as Expressed Through Marksmanship, or Ladies' Day Out" (2015)

The Water Outlaws

* '' The Water Outlaws'' (2023) * ''The River Judge'' (2024, prequel novelette)

Novellas

Anthologies

*''Up and Coming: Stories by the 2016 Campbell-Eligible Authors'' (2016) with Kurt Hunt

Short fiction

*"Hunting Monsters" (2014) *"By Degrees and Dilatory Time" (2015) *"My Grandmother's Bones" (2016) *"The Documentarian" (2016) *"The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist" (2016) *"The Last Robot" (2017) *"Split Shadow" (2017) *"Time Travel Is Only for the Poor" (2017) *"The Woman Who Destroyed Us" (2018) *"Dulce et Decorum" (2018) *"Devouring Tongues" (2018) *"As the Last I May Know" (2019) *"The Million-Mile Sniper" (2020) * Murder by Pixel (2022)

References

External links

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