this was a fun little novella that I enjoyed reading, as I enjoy all of Robin Sloan’s writing—but maybe it’s because it’s been so long since I’ve read Sourdough or Mr. Penumbra that I struggled to figure out where the connections to these stories were. once I stopped searching for how this story fit into those books and just enjoying the plot, which is a fun romp as Sloan’s writing always is, I liked reading it a lot more!