Ajax Penumbra 1969 (Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, #0.5)

by Robin Sloan

then reveals that the bushy-bearded duo orbiting the CINEMA table, George and Francis, are local filmmakers.

Small nod to George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola?

“I don’t entertain ideas,” he says. “I work for them.”

Climbers in cloaks on a steep rocky trail, arms outstretched, clasping hands. Climbers pulling each other along.