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Luminous : a novel / Silvia Park.
"A highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea that tells the story of three estranged siblings-two human, one robot-as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668021668 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 388 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
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| Subject: | Detectives > Fiction. Human-robot interaction > Fiction. Robotics > Fiction. Robots > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Korea > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Dystopian fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Park | 31681010409977 | FICTION | Available | - |
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"A highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea that tells the story of three estranged siblings-two human, one robot-as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood"-- - Baker & Taylor
In a near-future reunified Korea, a junkyard scavengerâs discovery of a lifelike robot boy intertwines with the lives of estranged siblings haunted by their brotherâs disappearance, revealing complex truths about family and artificial intelligence. - Simon and Schuster
This sweeping debut novel set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblingsâtwo human, one robotâas they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of their shattered childhood.
âI once had a family. At least, the earliest version of me had a family.â
In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for parts. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among the piles of trash, something catches her eye: a robot boyâso lifelike and strange, unlike anything sheâs ever seen before.
Siblings Jun and Morgan havenât spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyoâan early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their fatherâwas always bound for something darker and more complex. Now Morgan makes robots for a living and is on the verge of losing control of her most important creation. Jun is a detective with the Robot Crimes Unit whose investigation is digging up truths that want to stay buried. And whether they like it or not, Ruijieâs discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined.
At once a thrilling work of speculative fiction and a âbold exploration of what it means to have a mind, a body, a self, and even a soulâ (Charles Yu, author of National Book Award winner Interior Chinatown), Luminous is a prescient yet timeless and unforgettably brilliant debut.
