Robin Sloan
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
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Description
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco web-design drone and serendipity, sheer curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey have landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay begins to realize that this store is even more curious than the name suggests. There are only a few customers, but they come in repeatedly and never...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Eleven thousand years from now, a lot has happened yet a lot is still very similar. Ariel is a boy in a remote village under a wizard's rule, and he is called to explore a world full of discoveries and challenges. But none of this happens before Ariel encounters an entity from an earlier civilization, a sentient, sensitive artificial intelligence with a special perspective on all of human history - who becomes both Ariel's greatest ally and our narrator....