Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
- 33 Ratings
- 29 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
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The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few, and they never seem to buy anything; instead, they "check out" large, obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Suspicious, Clay engineers an analysis of the clientele's behavior, seeking help from his variously talented friends, but when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far beyond its walls.
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Fiction, contemporary, fantasy, Employees, Bookstores, Amerikanisches Englisch, Booksellers and bookselling, action & adventure"""", nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2013-10-13, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewedPeople
Clay Jannon, Mr. PenumbraPlaces
San Francisco, California, New York CityTimes
Contemporary, 2012Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
2012, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English
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0374214913 9780374214913
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First Sentence
"Lost in the shadows of the shelves, I almost fall off the ladder."
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If you get the actual book the cover glows in the dark.
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- Created April 13, 2012
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| January 11, 2023 | Edited by Fitzroy99 | Edited without comment. |
| January 11, 2023 | Edited by Fitzroy99 | Edited without comment. |
| December 21, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| December 13, 2022 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| April 13, 2012 | Created by LC Bot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record. |