{"product_id":"sublimation","title":"Sublimation","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA most-anticipated title from \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKatie Couric Media\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibraryReads\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA mind bending thriller\u003c\/b\u003e about personhood, homeland nostalgia, global migration, and all forms of alienation.\" --R. F. Kuang, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \n\u003cb\u003ethis dazzling parable of connection and isolation\u003c\/b\u003e, Isabel J. Kim's vividly crafted characters navigate identity, belonging, and the weight of a divided history.\" --Scott Westerfeld, author of \n\u003ci\u003eUglies \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mortons\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eOne of the best debuts of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to our moment, in ways we could not have expected.\" --John Scalzi, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eStarter Villain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beyond candescent... \n\u003cb\u003eafter \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSublimation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, the immigrant story will never be the same\u003c\/b\u003e. Kim is a nerve-wracker and a heart-render, a Seoul-lighter and a world-raveler; she also happens to be one of the finest writers working today.\" --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003cb\u003eone of the most powerful debut novels I've ever had the pleasure to read\u003c\/b\u003e. It began blowing my mind from the first page.\" --Mary Robinette Kowal, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Spare Man\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eRemarkable\u003c\/b\u003e...Kim performs this high-wire act with preternatural storytelling skill.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You can become the person who read this book, or the person who didn't. \n\u003cb\u003eDon't be the one left behind\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Seth Dickinson, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Traitor Baru Cormorant\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003espeaks to one of our world's greatest and most ubiquitous crises--the border-- \n\u003cb\u003ewith the terrible precision of open-heart surgery.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --Vajra Chandrasekera, Nebula and Ursula K. Le Guin-Award winning author \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eGorgeously rendered and deeply unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e... a sharp, deeply felt first outing from a writer already at the top of her game.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Kim's ability to track her world building into ancient times and modern politics, the emotional rawness of the characters and their many-faceted flaws and choices, and Soyoung\/Rose's quest to untangle herself from herself, all make for \n\u003cb\u003edeeply compelling sf\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eA layered narrative and exciting plot\u003c\/b\u003e... Kim offers a unique sci-fi take on diaspora and identity. Hand to fans of Kazuo Ishiguro and China Miéville.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003edelivers doubly on its knockout premise, combining \n\u003cb\u003ea compulsive page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e with a keen meditation on fractured selves and the opacity of desire. Tremendous.\" --Scott Alexander Howard, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Other Valley\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fans of \n\u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e or Jordan Peele's Us shouldn't miss this \n\u003cb\u003eprovocatively themed novel\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePolygon\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eThe best book of the year. \u003c\/b\u003eIn a world desperately in need of new narratives around immigration and identity, \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003eis the big bold brilliant book we have been waiting for.\" --Sam J. Miller, \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eBlackfish City\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eAn unsettling and suspenseful narrative\u003c\/b\u003e about the borders that cross us and the selves we subsequently leave behind.\" --Anton Hur, author of \n\u003ci\u003eToward Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003eexpertly weaves myth, fairy tales, and science fiction within an electrifying contemporary thriller to explore \n\u003cb\u003eidentity, memory, and the whims of borders\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Jade Song, Author of \n\u003ci\u003eChlorine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eI have never felt more seen by a book in my life\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Ai Jiang, Nebula and Ignyte Award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eLinghun\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartrending and mind-bending novel about our slippery sense identity and desire-- \n\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for understanding today's reality\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --Stephanie Feldman, author of \n\u003ci\u003eSaturnalia\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eThe best science fiction draws us in\u003c\/b\u003e, questioning what it means to be human, what life may look like in unrecognizable settings, and how we should treat others. Often, too, it offers warnings. \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003eis a warning against being asleep inside the miracle of life--and it left me hoping we will soon wake up.\" --Haley Byrd Wilt for \n\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsabel J. Kim lives near New York City in an apartment filled with books and swords. She is the author of numerous short stories and has won the Nebula, Locus, and the Shirley Jackson Award. Her work has been translated into multiple languages and reprinted in multiple best of the year anthologies. When she's not writing, she's practicing law or podcasting. \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller A LibraryReads Bonus Pick One of the most anticipated books of Summer, according to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBookList\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mind bending thriller about personhood, homeland nostalgia, global migration, and all forms of alienation.\" --R. F. Kuang, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eYellowface\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best debuts of the year.\" --John Scalzi, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eStarter Villain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoppelgängers, corporate intrigue, heartbreak, betrayal, and the harsh permanence of the border: \u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling and provocative debut for fans of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e that asks what you'd sacrifice for a different life from award-winning author Isabel J. Kim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe border cuts you in two.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen you immigrate, you leave a copy of yourself behind, an instance. One person enters their new country; the other stays trapped at home. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome instances keep in touch, call each other daily, keep their lives and minds in sync in the hopes of reintegrating and resuming a life as one person. Others, like Soyoung Rose Kang, leave home at ten years old and never speak to their other selves again. Rose, in America, never imagined going back to Korea until her grandfather died and her Korean instance called her home for the funeral. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe doesn't know that Soyoung plans to steal her body and her life. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow far would \n\u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e go to live the choice you didn't make? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"After \n\u003ci\u003eSublimation\u003c\/i\u003e, the immigrant story will never be the same.\" --Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 91 (EAN 9781250376794, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/30\/2026 (EAN 9781250376794, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250376794, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKim, Isabel J\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsabel J. 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