ASL, Jeanne Thornton
ASL, Jeanne Thornton
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A/S/L

Author: Jeanne Thornton

Narrator: Jeanne Thornton

Unabridged: 15 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/01/2025

Synopsis

A transformational, transformative story about videogames, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive, perfect for fans of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow It is 1998; Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa are teenagers, and they are making Saga of the Sorceress, a game that will change everything, if only for the three of them. 18 years later, Saga of the Sorceress still exists only on the scattered drives of its creators. Lilith might be the first trans woman to ever work as an Assistant Loan Underwriter at Dollarwise Investments in Brooklyn. Sash is in Brooklyn as well, working as a research assistant and part-time webcam dominatrix. Neither knows that the other is there, or that Abraxa, the third member of Invocation LLC, is just across the Hudson River, sleeping on the floor of a friend’s grandparents’ Jersey City home. They have never met in person, and have been out of touch for years, but none have forgotten the sorceress, or her quest, still far from finished. This new book by Lambda Literary Fellow Jeanne Thornton, one of trans America’s brightest literary stars, queers our notion of nostalgia as it expertly blends literature with technology.

About Jeanne Thornton

Jeanne Thornton is the author of the novel The Dream of Doctor Bantam and the collection The Black Emerald, both shortlisted for the Lambda Literary award. She is also copublisher of the independent press Instar Books and the writer and illustrator of the webcomics Bad Mother and The Man Who Hates Fun. She is a 2015 Lambda Literary Fellow in fiction and has been published in Wired, n+1, and the Evergreen Review.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jillian on April 10, 2025

It’s 1998, and teenagers Sash, Lilith, and Abraxa are building what they’re sure is the greatest video game the world will ever see. They’ve never met in person, but they’re both best friends and coworkers on their shared creative project. That is, until Lilith goes silent and drops out of their gro......more

Goodreads review by Sam on April 13, 2025

Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC from netgalley. A story following three queer kids who once upon a time tried to make a video game together until one of them stopped coming online and the project was disbanded soon after. Now, 18 years later, we meet the characters as adults and get to see how they h......more

Goodreads review by Matt on April 09, 2025

I know I rate a lot of 5 fives as most books I enjoy. However, I must talk about how profound this book is. It screams the 90s and the connectivity of the internet. It was a space for those who were/are different. A/S/L follows 3 trans women with different lives (from their pre-transition shelves to......more

Goodreads review by Venneh on December 04, 2024

This doesn't come out till spring, but I'm recommending that you get your pre order in for this now. You'll get a story that features chat logs, using the internet to try on new identities for yourself and the people you meet and bond with when you're young and how they shape you, and a great look i......more

Goodreads review by Hal on January 21, 2025

Jeanne is the best at writing teenagers and I think she is one of the greatest at writing sorcery, magic, invocation and dreams. If you've read Black Emerald or Summer Fun and had a good time, you will like this one. It's about three trans girls, all of whom participated in online game design commun......more

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