explorer / books · 2024
The Water Outlaws
S. L. Huang’s only award entry in this dataset.
Published 2023 by Tor Books · 496 pages
Nebula · 2024
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This book is recorded on the Nebula ballot only. Each row shows the full Best Novel ballot for that award and ceremony year. Winners appear first.
Synopsis
In this genderbent reimagining of the classic Chinese novel Water Margin, a skilled martial artist is drawn into a band of outlaws fighting against a corrupt empire. As the group grows in power and ambition, loyalties are tested and the line between justice and rebellion blurs.
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