Zero Sum Game

By S. L. Huang,

Book cover of Zero Sum Game

Book description

ZERO SUM GAME Best of Lists:
* Best Books of the Month at The Verge, Book Riot, Unbound Worlds, SYFY, & Kirkus
* The Mary Sue Book Club Pick
* Library Journal Best Debuts of Fall and Winter

A blockbuster near-future thriller, S.L. Huang's Zero Sum Game introduces a math-genius…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Zero Sum Game as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Many readers fear math, and this action-packed adventure may give you new reasons to fear it. The protagonist’s superpower is super-fast mental calculation that lets her dodge bullets and kick incredible quantities of butt in a fight. Even more devious minds are opposing her. If you’ve ever wondered what use your high school physics and calculus classes were, this novel offers some explanation, although you can appreciate the story without them. This is, and I cannot stress this enough, a fun and exciting tale that treats math like magic and totally gets away with doing so.

From R. E.'s list on looking at the familiar differently.

Want books like Zero Sum Game?

Our community of 10,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Zero Sum Game.

Browse books like Zero Sum Game

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in women in mathematics, anti heros, and psychic?

10,000+ authors have recommended their favorite books and what they love about them. Browse their picks for the best books about women in mathematics, anti heros, and psychic.

Women In Mathematics Explore 13 books about women in mathematics
Anti Heros Explore 80 books about anti heros
Psychic Explore 77 books about psychic