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A.D. Sui

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Born

in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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https://thesuiway.ca/

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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A.D. Sui is a Ukrainian-born, internationally raised speculative writer, Nebula winner, and Aurora, and Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist. They are the author of The Dragonfly Gambit (2024), The Iron Garden Sutra (2026), and more than two dozen short stories. A failed academic and retired fencer, they spend their days wrangling their two dogs and tending to a myriad of tropical plants. You can find them on most social media platforms as @thesuiway.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,796 ratings · 552 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Iron Garden Sutra (The Cosmic Wheel, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,112 ratings — published 2026 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragonfly Gambit 3.90 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora by Valya Dudycz Lupescu (Goodreads Author), Olha Brylova (editor), Iryna Pasko (editor) 4.26 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Infinite and Inevitable Ends 3.90 avg rating — 49 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gargantua by Robert Bagnall (Goodreads Author), Gabrielle Bleu, Brandon Case 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gambetto di libellula (Odissea Argento Vol. 10) (Italian Edition) by A.D. Sui (Goodreads Author), Salvatore Deodato (Translator), Franco Brambilla (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Apparition Literary Magazine, Issue 24: Reclamation (October 2023) by Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author) (Guest Editor), Tara Campbell (Goodreads Author), Charlie Espinosa it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hexagon SF Magazine, Issue 16 by J.W. Stebner (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Melissa Ridley Elmes (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Amethyst Loscocco (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baffling Magazine, Issue 13 by Dave Ring (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.D. Sui (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anja Hendrikse Liu (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saros SF, Issue 1, January 2025 by Megan J. Kerr (Editor), Lu Xu, Lia Lao 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Because blame points the anger. It gives it a target,”
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“We convince ourselves that as long as we’re angry with ourselves, as long as we blame ourselves, whatever it is we’re blaming ourselves for, we won’t forget it. We’re making someone pay. Justice is being served.”
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“Many words brought many troubles with them. They formed cracks in the meaning through which misinterpretations could flow, flow to favour anyone who drank them.”
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Lost Ark Dreaming by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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Countess by Suzan Palumbo

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1 vote, 14.3%

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