{"product_id":"in-the-lives-of-puppets","title":"In the Lives of Puppets","description":"A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York Times 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost Anticipated from BookPage • Goodreads • The Nerd Daily • Paste Magazine • LitReactor • OverDrive • LGBTQ Reads • Tor.com • LibraryReads • more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.” ―P. Djèlí Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labeled “HAP,” he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio–a past spent hunting humans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, and like Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.” ―Library Journal, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for TJ Klune’s previous work: \"Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket.\" ―V.E. SCHWAB • “Very close to perfect.” ―SEANAN McGUIRE • “Utterly absorbing.” ―GAIL CARRIGER • \"It will renew your faith in humanity.” ―TERRY BROOKS • “It healed me.” ―CASSANDRA KHAW • “Compassionate.” ―RYKA AOKI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther TPG Books by TJ Klune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cerulean Chronicles\u003cbr\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere Beyond the Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Green Creek Series\u003cbr\u003eWolfsong\u003cbr\u003eRavensong\u003cbr\u003eHeartsong\u003cbr\u003eBrothersong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStandalones\u003cbr\u003eThe Bones Beneath My Skin\u003cbr\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003cbr\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003cbr\u003eWe Burned So Bright\u003cbr\u003eMurmuration\u003cbr\u003eInto This River I Drown\u003cbr\u003eHow to Be a Normal Person\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS\u003cbr\u003eThe Extraordinaries Series\u003cbr\u003eThe Extraordinaries\u003cbr\u003eFlash Fire\u003cbr\u003eHeat Wave","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47824982606050,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-9.00-561","price":32.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_60_1l5ktTTXl.jpg?v=1779550249","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/in-the-lives-of-puppets","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}