S.L. Huang
Clarkesworld
2022
Novelette
Science Fiction
7,850 words
details
"From the first time I visited Mariah Lee-Cassidy in prison, she radiated defiance. The poisonous orange of her prison jumpsuit might have been the decision of the state, but everything else about the twenty-nine-year-old, from her aggressively spiked hair...
AI FictionArtificial IntelligencePhilosophical
Content warnings 3
deathmental-illnesssuicide
S.L. Huang
Tor.com
2019
ShortStory
Alternate Reality
5,863 words
details
Only one nation has nuclear weapons, but their rules against using them require that things be so desperate that the President be willing to kill a child to get the launch codes.
DystopiaPolitical ResistanceSlow Burn
Content warnings 2
deathviolence
S.L. Huang
Reactor
2024
Novelette
Epic Fantasy
10,936 words
details
In this prequel novelette to the critically acclaimed The Water Outlaws, nine-year-old Li Li is introduced to a web of community secrets and family intrigue when she helps her mother bury the corpse of a man that has somehow wound up in the storeroom of...
Historical FantasyRevengeRestrained
Content warnings 4
cannibalismdeathdeath-of-a-loved-oneviolence