af Robin Sloan
295 sider
2013
eg.
engelsk
god/fantastisk
Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a Web-design drone
and serendipity coupled with sheer curiosity has landed him a new job working
the night shift at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. And it doesn't take long
for Clay to realize that the quiet, dusty book emporium is even more curious
than the name suggests. There are only a few fanatically committed customers,
but they never seem to actually buy anything, instead they simply borrow
impossibly obscure volumes perched on dangerously high shelves, all according
to some elaborate arrangement with the eccentric proprietor. The store must be
a front for something larger, Clay concludes, and soon he has plugged in his
laptop, roped in his friends (and a cute girl who works for Google) and
embarked on a high-tech analysis of the customers' behaviour. What they
discover is an ancient secret that can only be solved by modern means, and a
global-conspiracy guarded by Mr. Penumbra himself...who has mysteriously
disappeared.
Jeg vidste ikke, hvad jeg skulle forvente af denne bog. Jeg havde bare hørt, at den var god og ikke så meget mere om den. Det er svært at sige meget om den uden at afsløre for meget. Men den var rigtig god. Spændende mysterie og befolket af interessante personer.
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