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The utterly charming prequel to the New York Times-bestseller Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore.
San Francisco, 1969. The summer of drugs, music and a new age dawning. A young, earnest Ajax Penumbra has been given his first assignment as a Junior Acquisitions Officer - to find the single surviving copy of the Techne Tycheon, a mysterious volume that has brought and lost great fortune for anyone who has owned it. After a few weeks of rigorous hunting, Penumbra feels no closer to his goal than when he started. But late one night, after another day of dispiriting dead ends, he stumbles upon a 24-hour bookstore and the possibilities before him expand exponentially. With the help of his friend's homemade computer, an ancient map, a sunken ship and the vast shelves of the 24-hour bookstore, Ajax Penumbra might just find what he's seeking...
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 9781782395171
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 211 g
Dimensions: 205 x 140 x 14 mm
Edition: Main - Print on Demand
Giving us the story of how Ajax Penumbra came to work at the 24 hour bookstore and providing some lovely little background information on the store itself. This is a lovely little read for fans of the book itself. It... More
If, like me, you found yourself looking in books of fonts to see if Gerritzsoon was real, you will love this charming novella. Robin Sloan takes us back to the early career of Ajax Penumbra, as he embarks on his first... More
After reading the original book, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, back in April I was delighted to find that Robin Sloan had also written a prequel too! I won't go into detail about the original book but if you... More
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