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In the Lives of Puppets

By TJ Klune
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From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. 'A deeply stirring... Read More
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A heartwarming, queer retelling of the Pinocchio story, In the Lives of Puppets is a standalone fantasy adventure from No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author TJ Klune.

Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E in the woods in this new standalone fantasy from beloved bestselling author TJ Klune.

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From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.

'A deeply stirring journey through a world of extraordinary robots' - Chuck Tingle, Hugo-shortlisted author of Camp Damascus

In a small home, built into the branches of a tree, live a human named Victor and three robots. These are a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, a small vacuum desperate for love and attention, and a fatherly inventor-android named Giovanni Lawson. Together they're a family, hidden and safe.

Then Vic salvages an unfamiliar android labelled 'HAP'. He learns that Hap and Gio share a dark past, where they hunted humans. And Hap unwittingly gives away Gio's location. Before they know it, robots from Gio's former life arrive - to capture and return the android to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams.

The rest of the unconventional family must travel across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommissioning. Or worse, reprogramming. Along the way, Vic must decide if he can handle his feelings for Hap - even if they come with strings attached.

Inspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful standalone fantasy adventure from the author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529088045

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 29.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 330g

Pages: 480

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Cosy Romance Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Romance Romantasy (Fantasy Romance) Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction TJ Klune

About the Author

TJ Klune is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Under the Whispering Door, The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, Wolfsong and more. Being queer himself, TJ believes it's important - now more than ever - to have accurate, positive, queer representation in stories.

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