Mr Penumbra's 24hour Bookstore ~ Robin Sloan

Mr. Penumbra's 24hour Bookstore ~ Robin Sloan

Medium soft cover with self-adhesive plastic cover
Very good condition

Robin Sloans Mr Penumbras 24-Hour Bookstore is a luminous blend of mystery, technology, and bibliophilia that celebrates the enduring magic of books in a digital age. When Clay Jannon, a laid-off web designer, stumbles into a job at a peculiar bookstore that never closes, he quickly realizes that the customers arent just browsingtheyre decoding. What begins as a quirky gig soon spirals into a quest involving secret societies, ancient texts, and the intersection of old-world knowledge with cutting-edge innovation.

As Clay digs deeper into the bookstores enigmatic operations, he uncovers a literary puzzle that spans centuries and continents. With help from a cast of brilliant misfitsincluding a Google-savvy love interest and a millionaire roommateClay navigates a labyrinth of clues that challenge the boundaries between analog and digital, faith and logic, permanence and progress. Sloans novel is both a love letter to curiosity and a clever meditation on how we seek meaning in the age of algorithms.