{"product_id":"book-g84o","title":"In the Lives of Puppets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Narrator Daniel Henning demonstrates perfect comedic timing and impressive vocal versatility in this queer\/sci-fi retelling of 'Pinocchio.' This laugh-out-loud, emotional audiobook asks listeners to question what it means to be human.\" - \u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Earphones Award Winner)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Narrator Daniel Henning does a phenomenal job capturing Gio’s fatherliness and Vic’s early naivete, and he positively shines as the heartless, bloodthirsty Nurse Ratched and the anxiety-ridden robot vacuum Rambo.\"-\u003ci\u003e Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMost Anticipated from BookPage • Goodreads • The Nerd Daily • Paste Magazine • LitReactor • OverDrive • LGBTQ Reads • Tor.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e• m\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eore \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.” —P. Djèlí Clark\u003c\/b\u003e\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 labelled “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 \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Pinocchio\u003c\/i\u003e, and like \u003ci\u003eSwiss Family Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWall-E\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful stand-alone fantasy adventure from the beloved author who brought you \u003ci\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder the Whispering Door.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49355102257456,"sku":"BDg84o","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/391670-g84o-Square.jpg?v=1734381434","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g84o","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}