{"product_id":"the-water-outlaws-9781250847980","title":"The Water Outlaws","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Best-Of Pick for \u003ci\u003eVulture \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIGN \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePolygon \u003c\/i\u003e Goodreads Amazon \u003ci\u003eNerd Daily \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWeAreBookish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaste\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooks, Bones \u0026amp; Buffy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Escapist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSciFixFantasy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Distractify \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGizmodo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePopsugar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mary Sue \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; others\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the American Library Association Carnegie Medal British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNebula Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgnyte Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDragon Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Locus Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's \u003ci\u003eThe Water Outlaws\u003c\/i\u003e are bandits of devastating ruthlessness, unseemly femininity, dangerous philosophies, and ungovernable gender who are ready to make history--or tear it apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This wuxia eat-the-rich tale is a knockout.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLin Chong is an expert arms instructor, training the Emperor's soldiers in sword and truncheon, battle axe and spear, lance and crossbow. Unlike bolder friends who flirt with challenging the unequal hierarchies and values of Imperial society, she believes in keeping her head down and doing her job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil a powerful man with a vendetta rips that carefully-built life away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisgraced, tattooed as a criminal, and on the run from an Imperial Marshall who will stop at nothing to see her dead, Lin Chong is recruited by the Bandits of Liangshan. Mountain outlaws on the margins of society, the Liangshan Bandits proclaim a belief in justice--for women, for the downtrodden, for progressive thinkers a corrupt Empire would imprison or destroy. They're also murderers, thieves, smugglers, and cutthroats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApart, they love like demons and fight like tigers. Together, they could bring down an empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eS. L. Huang is a Hollywood stunt performer, firearms expert, Nebula Award finalist, and Hugo Award winner with a math degree from MIT and credits in productions like \"Battlestar Galactica\" and \"Top Shot.\" The author of the fantasy novella \u003ci\u003eBurning Roses \u003c\/i\u003e as well as the Cas Russell novels including \u003ci\u003eZero Sum Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNull Set\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCritical Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHuang's short fiction has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, Tor.com, and more, including numerous best-of anthologies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591563088146,"sku":"9781250847980","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16547776-a370-4fb8-a6eb-7a862683c800.jpg?v=1732093379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-water-outlaws-9781250847980","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}