The release date for the English version of 'In the Lives of Puppets' by
T.J. Klune is Apr 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In 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. There also resides a person named Victor Lawson. They are protected, concealed family.
On the day that Vic finds and fixes an unknown android known only as "HAP," he discovers that Hap and Gio had a troubled history together—a past that included hunting people.
Hap's actions reveal the family's location to robots from Gio's previous existence, so jeopardizing their safety and concealment. After being apprehended, Gio is returned to the City of Electric Dreams and his former laboratory. Together, the remaining members of Vic's family must travel across a harsh and alien landscape in order to save Gio from decommissioning—or worse, reprogramming.
Along 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?
You are cordially invited by author TJ Klune to embark on an incredible voyage with a family made out of spare parts and to go deep into a strange jungle.