A/S/L
A/S/L by Jeanne Thornton is a novel published by Soho Press on April 1, 2025, featuring 496 pages in English. This story centers around three queer friends, Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa, who connect through the Internet in 1998 as they create a transformative video game titled Saga of the Sorceress. The narrative explores their lives eighteen years later, revealing how their paths have diverged while still being linked by their shared past and the unfinished project that shaped their friendship.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as friendship, nostalgia, and the complexities of identity within the LGBTQ+ community. The novel intricately weaves together the technologies of two decades, presenting a unique perspective on the characters’ journeys as they navigate their lives in a world that often feels disconnected. A/S/L delves into the transformative power of creativity and the enduring bonds formed through shared experiences, making it a significant addition to contemporary fiction.
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A transformational, transformative story about video games, three queer friends, and the code(s) they learn to survive, from the winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Trans Fiction
1998: Lilith, Sash, and Abraxa are teenagers, scattered across the country but joined by the Internet as they create Saga of the Sorceress, a video game that will change everything, if only for the three of them.
Eighteen years later, Saga of the Sorceress still exists only on the scattered drives of its creators. Lilith works as a loan underwriter at a rinky-dink bank in Manhattan, a trans woman in a very cis world. Sash is in Brooklyn, working as a part-time webcam dominatrix. Neither knows that the other is in New York, or that Abraxa is just across the Hudson River, sleeping on the floor of a friend’s Jersey City home after a disaster at sea. They have never met in person and have been out of touch for years, but none have forgotten the sorceress or her unfinished quest.
Weaving together the technologies of two decades, and a healthy dose of magic, A/S/L is a novel that queers our notions of nostalgia, friendship, and even the possibilities of fiction itself, confirming Jeanne Thornton as one of our best and most ambitious novelists.
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