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Su J. Sokol

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Science Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Contemporary

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Su J Sokol is a social rights activist and a writer of speculative and interstitial fiction. Cycling to Asylum, xyr debut novel, was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; its French translation, Les lignes invisibles, is a finalist for the Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole. Su’s novels also include Run J Run; and Zee, a finalist for the QWF Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Five Points on an Invisible Line, the sequel to Cycling to Asylum, is scheduled to be published in the spring of 2025. Su's short fiction and essays have appeared in various publications.

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	Invisible Line 3.94 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zee 4.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Run J Run 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume IV by Brian James Lewis (Editor), Alexis A. Hunter (Goodreads Author), Alex Kane 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TFF-X: Ten years of The Future Fire by Djibril al-Ayad (Goodreads Author) (editor), Cécile Matthey (editor), Valeria Vitale (editor) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Orange: Ruin and Recovery by Manny Frishberg (Editor), Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Goodreads Author), Steph Bianchini (Contributor) 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GlitterShip Year One by Keffy R.M. Kehrli (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Susan Jane Bigelow (Goodreads Author), Richard Bowes (Goodreads Author) 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Points on an Invisible Line 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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