In the Lives of Puppets

Glorious, a thoroughly entertaining and deeply stirring journey through a world of extraordinary robots. The characters here are so vibrant, and the story proves that love stretches well beyond the world of humans – Chuck Tingle, author of Camp DamascusTJ Klune has created an enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times, offering up hard truths alongside humor, kindness, love and, most important, hope – P. Djèlí Clark, author of A Master of DjinnI dare say I am yet to read more humane robots than I’ve encountered in In the Lives of Puppets … One can’t help but fall in love with this book – T. L. Huchu, author of The Library of the DeadReaders who loved Klune’s previous works will find plenty of the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweet – Library Journal, Starred ReviewA wholly charming post-robot-apocalypse retelling of Pinocchio. Speculative fiction readers will fall in love with this whimsical, bittersweet fable – Shelf Awareness, Starred Review

I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect

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.