Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel Condition:Well Read and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations

and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations

In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld

‘If you cannot speak truth at a beheading

This is the organism at the heart of The Orchid Folios—by turns stark and unruly

But lately

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - A Novel Condition:Well Read and specially commissioned cutaway illustrationsGlobal conspiracy, complex code breaking, high tech data visualization, young love, the secret to eternal life. Mostly in a hole in the wall San Francisco bookstore. Clay Jannon tells how serendipity, sheer curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey has sent him from Web Drone to night shift at Mr. Penumbras 24 Hour Bookstore. After just a few days on the job, Clay realizes just how curious this store is. A few customers come in