u003cpu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eMost Anticipated from BookPage • Goodreads • The Nerd Daily • Paste Magazine • LitReactor • OverDrive • LGBTQ Reads • Tor.comu003c/bu003e u003cbu003e•u003c/bu003e u003cbu003eLibraryReadsu003c/bu003e u003cbu003e• mu003c/bu003eu003cbu003eoreu003cbru003eu003cbru003e“An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.” —P. Djèlí Clarku003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eIn 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThe 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eWhen 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.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eAlong 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?u003cbru003eu003cbru003eInspired by Carlo Collodi's u003ciu003eThe Adventures of Pinocchiou003c/iu003e, and like u003ciu003eSwiss Family Robinsonu003c/iu003e meets u003ciu003eWall-Eu003c/iu003e, u003ciu003eIn the Lives of Puppetsu003c/iu003e is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you u003ciu003eThe House in the Cerulean Seau003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eUnder the Whispering Door.u003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003e? “An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.” —u003ciu003eLibrary Journalu003c/iu003e, starred reviewu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003ePraise for TJ Klune’s previous work: u003c/bu003e"Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket." —u003cbu003eV.E. SCHWABu003c/bu003e • “Very close to perfect.” —u003cbu003eSEANAN McGUIREu003c/bu003e • “Utterly absorbing.” —u003cbu003eGAIL CARRIGERu003c/bu003e • "It will renew your faith in humanity.” —u003cbu003eTERRY BROOKSu003c/bu003e • “It healed me.” —u003cbu003eCASSANDRA KHAWu003c/bu003e • “Compassionate.” —u003cbu003eRYKA AOKIu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e
