Invisible Line

Some revolutions begin with a roar. Others begin with the quiet turn of a wheel.

A Hostile Government. A Desperate Escape. A Border That May Not Be Enough.

In a near-future New York crushed by authoritarian rule, history teacher Laek can no longer conceal his radical past. After a brutal confrontation with the NYPD puts his entire family in danger, staying is no longer an option.

Their only escape is north.

Travelling by bicycle, Laek and his family attempt a dangerous journey across the border into Québec. Reaching Montreal is only the beginning. To build a life there, they must convince the city to grant them refugee status before the government they fled catches up with them.

Safety Is More Complicated Than Crossing a Border

In a transformed Montreal, activist lawyer Janie fights to protect her family while navigating refugee hearings, cultural upheaval, and the exhausting work of beginning again.

Their children, Siri and Simon, face a different struggle. Everything around them has changed: the language, the culture, and their place in the world. As they adapt, the family discovers that sanctuary has its own boundaries, and some of the hardest borders to cross are the ones no one can see.

A Story About Resistance, Refuge, and Radical Hope

Invisible Line explores what happens after the escape, when survival becomes the difficult work of creating a future.

Inside this near-future novel, you will find:

• A family fleeing authoritarian rule
• A dangerous cross-border journey
• Political resistance and refugee advocacy
• A vividly transformed Montreal
• Queer and multilingual perspectives
• The challenges of displacement and belonging
• Hope as a deliberate act of revolution

This Book Is for You If You Love

• Character-driven speculative fiction
• Hopepunk with real political stakes
• Near futures that feel unsettlingly possible
• Stories about found safety and chosen community
• Families tested by forces larger than themselves
• Science fiction grounded in social change

Can a New Country Become a Home?

Laek and Janie have crossed the border, but they have not escaped the past. As pressure closes in, every member of the family must decide what safety, belonging, and resistance truly mean.

Will Montreal become their sanctuary, or will the forces they fled take everything from them?

Order Invisible Line and discover a powerful vision of resistance, refuge, and the courage required to begin again.

About Su J. Sokol

Sunburst Award-nominated author Su J. Sokol writes hopepunk science fiction in which hope is more than resistance. It is revolution.

Author: Su J Sokol

Publication Date: 12 août 2025

Language:

• ENG- English

Genre:

• Sci-fi
• Hopepunk
• Dystopia
• Queer

Publisher: Flame Arrow Publishing