{"product_id":"in-the-lives-of-puppets-by-tj-klune-hardcover","title":"In the Lives of Puppets - by Tj Klune (Hardcover) *ADD 3 TO YOUR CART \u0026 1 IS FREE!*","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"listingDescriptionPrefix\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-ADD 3 TO YOUR CART AND THE 3RD ITEM (LOWEST PRICED) WILL BE DISCOUNTED TO FREE AT CHECKOUT!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-YOU MUST ADD 3 TO YOUR CART TO GET THE PROMOTION! IF YOU ORDER 2, WE WILL ONLY SHIP 2. WE CANNOT ADD THE EXTRA AFTERWARDS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-MIX AND MATCH WITH OUR OTHER BUY 2, GET 1 FREE ITEM IN OUR STORE! (just click on the menu Catalog -\u0026gt; Deals: Buy 2 Get 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Synopsis \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost Anticipated from BookPage - Goodreads - The Nerd Daily - Paste Magazine - LitReactor - OverDrive - LGBTQ Reads - more \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.\" --P. Djèlí Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots--fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They're a family, hidden and safe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled \"HAP,\" he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio-a past spent hunting humans. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio's former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe. Gio is captured and taken back to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams. So together, the rest of Vic's assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way to save Gio, amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Carlo Collodi's \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Pinocchio\u003c\/em\u003e, and like \u003cem\u003eSwiss Family Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eWall-E\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you \u003cem\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUnder the Whispering Door.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e? \"An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author's trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story of humanity and what survives after we're gone. Do the new inheritors of this earth forge a new path? Or are they destined to repeat the mistakes of their makers? TJ Klune has created \u003cstrong\u003ean enchanting tale of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePinocchio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e in the end times\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering up hard truths alongside humor, kindness, love and, most important, hope.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--P. Djèlí Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I dare say I am yet to read more humane robots than I've encountered in\u003cem\u003e In the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/em\u003e. This kind, caring, hopeful humanity that Klune weaves into his work tugs at the heartstrings. There are passages so affecting within, I had to pause. This was brilliantly offset by moments of levity. \u003cstrong\u003eLiterature at its very best opens up the potential of a better world than the one we're currently in. Klune's vision of a more considerate and compassionate society is immensely powerful. \u003c\/strong\u003eOne can't help but fall in love with this book.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--T.L. Huchu\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHouse in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller!\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Next Pick!\u003cbr\u003eAn Alex Award-Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.\" --V.E. 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It's a beautiful book.\" --Charlaine Harris, #1\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It will renew your faith in humanity.\" --Terry Brooks, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Shannara series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's a witty, wholesome fantasy that's likely to cause heart-swelling.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Readers will revel in Klune's wit and ingenuity.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly, s\u003c\/em\u003etarred review \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable.\" --\u003cem\u003eAmazon Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor \u003cem\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and Indie Bestseller!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Indie Next Pick! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003c\/em\u003e is a kind book. 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