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Luminous : a novel / Silvia Park.

Park, Silvia, (author.).

Summary:

"In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for part. 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 boy - so lifelike and strange, unlike anything she's ever seen before. Siblings Jun and Morgan haven't spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyo - an early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their father - was 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, Ruijie's discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined."-- Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668021668
  • ISBN: 1668021668
  • ISBN: 9781668021675
  • ISBN: 1668021676
  • Physical Description: 388 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Subject: Robots > Fiction.
Human-robot interaction > Fiction.
Detectives > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
Korea > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Science fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 8 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Swansboro Branch Library FIC PARK (Text) 36015001917224 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/06/2025
Black Mountain Library F PAR (Text) 0020660449008 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/07/2025
Carver School Road Branch FIC Park, Silvia (Text) 0112524480290 Adult New Fiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters F PARK (Text) 31781069088100 Adult Fiction Available -
Forsyth Central FIC Park, Silvia (Text) 0112524480281 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/17/2025
G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library FIC PAR (Text) 31420621494965 Adult New Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch HCPL1811378 (Text) HCPL1811378 Adult New Fiction In process -
Madison Main Library FIC PAR (Text) 30229101385416 Adult New Fiction Checked out 05/06/2025
Morganton Public Library F PAR (Text) 33557004708236 Adult New Fiction Available -
North Regional Library F PARK (Text) 31781069088118 Adult Fiction Available -

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