Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #1)

by Robin Sloan

We won’t command them all for long, but hey: nothing lasts long. We all come to life and gather allies and build empires and die, all in a single moment—maybe a single pulse of some giant processor somewhere.

So. Very neil gaiman world building mixed with kurt vonneguts cats cradle (the hoosiers!!) *MOONBOUND*

Thank you, Teobaldo You are my greatest friend This has been the key to everything

There is no immortality that is not built on friendship and work done with care.