![]() But the other reason is because it takes place far away from the San Francisco/Bay Area settings that Robin writes so well. I think that's because it's a little more removed from the main action of the stories we already know, and because it's not nearly as complex. As delightful as it is, I didn't love The Suitcase Clone quite as much as the other books in this series. I'll be honest, you really don't need to do that to read this latest, though doing so is a pleasure in it's own right. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Sourdough. In anticipation of the novella, I revisited Ajax Penumbra, 1969 Mr. This is Jim's story-not about the sourdough, really, but something that happened just after. But also with the feeling that Robin Sloan wasn't done with this world.Īs for the story itself, when Lois visits the Cafe Candide kitchen in Sourdough, she learns of a Jim Bascule who, decades earlier, baked sourdough like hers. ![]() It's deep into the book before the crossover become explicit, and even then, it left me with more questions than answers. It was promised that it would unite all of Robin's major works in a single "Penumbraverse." But it's far more connected to Sourdough than Mr. ![]() From that brief reference springs this prequel novella, set in the 80s. ![]() In the novel Sourdough, there's a throwaway line where someone asks Lois if she knows about suitcase clones. ![]()
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