Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
by Robin Sloan
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore is Robin Sloan's debut novel, first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in the United States in 2012, with a UK edition from Atlantic Books in 2013. An out-of-work software developer takes a night shift in an odd bookshop and uncovers an old secret society.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012
- First published
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012
- First UK edition
- Atlantic Books, 2013
The first edition of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan was published in New York by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2012. We track 2 editions.
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Setting and characters
- Set in
- San Francisco
- Genre
- thriller novel, fantasy, adventure fiction, mystery fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 14 on Open Library, 8 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 6 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore?
The first edition of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan was published in New York by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2012.
How many editions of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore are there?
We track 2 editions of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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