{"product_id":"sublimation","title":"Sublimation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIsabel J. Kim | Paperback | June 2026 \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-v-330cd4a9=\"\" class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you sacrifice for a different life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you emigrate, you leave a version of yourself behind. Literally. One instance crosses the border; the other instance stays trapped behind it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome instances keep in touch, call each other daily, synchronize their lives and minds in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Other instances, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at age ten and never speak to their other selves again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a life of her own in New York, Rose never imagined she’d return to Korea. Then her grandfather dies and Soyoung, her Korean instance, summons her home for the funeral. But Soyoung’s motives aren’t as innocent as Rose imagined, and the consequences of Rose’s return to Seoul will change her forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of doppelgängers and corporate intrigue, heartbreak and betrayal. Nebula Award-winning author Isabel J. Kim has written an immigrant tale like no other, capturing the longing for another life and twisting it into a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘One of the best debuts of the year. \u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to our moment in ways we could not have expected’ – John Scalzi, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarter Villain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A dazzling parable of connection and isolation’ – Scott Westerfeld, author of \u003ci\u003eUglies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-xl-9\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row subcategory-data mt-4 mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pb-0 mb-0 subcategory-data--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIsabel J. Kim is a Korean-American speculative fiction writer based in New York City. She is a Shirley Jackson Award winner, a Hugo, Nebula, and Astounding Award finalist, and her short fiction has been published in \u003ci\u003eClarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Lightspeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, among other venues. Her work has been reprinted in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003e2024 \u003c\/i\u003eand translated into Chinese and Japanese. \u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50886301089959,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/sublimation.jpg?v=1781604810","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/sublimation","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}