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Daniel Henning
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TJ Klune
About this listen
An android who knows nothing besides his work in a factory is given one final week to explore the world before he is forced to undergo mandatory reprogramming in this bittersweet precursor to TJ Klune’s In the Lives of Puppets.
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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. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe. The 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. When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe.
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Above all else, be brave
- By Tricia Bravener on 04-28-23
By: TJ Klune
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Murmuration
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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In the small mountain town of Amorea, it's stretching toward autumn of 1954. The memories of a world at war are fading in the face of a prosperous future. Doors are left unlocked at night, and neighbors are always there to give each other a helping hand.
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A well-realised fantasy and love story
- By The Lovely Rod on 02-19-17
By: TJ Klune
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Bear, Otter, and the Kid
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn’t actually doing much living. With a few exceptions, he’s retreated from the world, and he’s mostly okay with that - until Otter comes home. Otter is Bear’s best friend’s older brother, and as they’ve done for their whole lives, Bear and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect.
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Loved it! This was a re-read for me.
- By Heather K (Dentist in my Spare Time) on 07-19-14
By: TJ Klune
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The Bones Beneath My Skin
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.
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Worth it!
- By Kindle Customer (MM) on 03-27-23
By: TJ Klune
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Into This River I Drown
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Matt Baca
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
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Five years ago, Benji Green lost his beloved father Big Eddie when his truck crashed into a river. Everyone called it an accident, but Benji knows it was more. Even years later, he's buried in his grief, throwing himself into managing Big Eddie's convenience store in the small-town of Roseland, Oregon. Surrounded by his mother and three aunts, he lives day to day, struggling to keep his head above water. But Roseland is no ordinary place.
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Well written, heartbreakingly earnest narration!
- By Steven on 08-29-14
By: TJ Klune
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How to Be a Normal Person
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Derrick McClain
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. He has a pet ferret called Harry S. Truman. He owns a video rental store that no one goes to. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair and a trio of elderly Vespa riders known as the We Three Queens.
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ALL THE STARS FOR THIS. ALL OF THEM.
- By Belen on 04-17-16
By: TJ Klune
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In the Lives of Puppets
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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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. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe. The 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. When Hap unwittingly alerts robots from Gio’s former life to their whereabouts, the family is no longer hidden and safe.
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Above all else, be brave
- By Tricia Bravener on 04-28-23
By: TJ Klune
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Murmuration
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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In the small mountain town of Amorea, it's stretching toward autumn of 1954. The memories of a world at war are fading in the face of a prosperous future. Doors are left unlocked at night, and neighbors are always there to give each other a helping hand.
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A well-realised fantasy and love story
- By The Lovely Rod on 02-19-17
By: TJ Klune
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Bear, Otter, and the Kid
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear isn’t actually doing much living. With a few exceptions, he’s retreated from the world, and he’s mostly okay with that - until Otter comes home. Otter is Bear’s best friend’s older brother, and as they’ve done for their whole lives, Bear and Otter crash and collide in ways neither expect.
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Loved it! This was a re-read for me.
- By Heather K (Dentist in my Spare Time) on 07-19-14
By: TJ Klune
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The Bones Beneath My Skin
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not. Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.
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Worth it!
- By Kindle Customer (MM) on 03-27-23
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The Extraordinaries
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fan-fiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right? After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City’s mightiest hero (and Nick’s biggest crush), Nick sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he’ll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life).
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Doesn’t Quite Live Up To Its Name
- By Ray Paramo on 09-25-20
By: TJ Klune
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The Lightning-Struck Heart
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
- Length: 19 hrs and 49 mins
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Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident. Of course, this catches the attention of a higher power, and Sam's pulled from the only world he knows to become an apprentice to the king's wizard, Morgan of Shadows.
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Rain on 12-23-15
By: TJ Klune
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Olive Juice
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Derrick McClain
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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It begins with a message that David cannot ignore: I want to see you. He agrees, and on a cold winter's night, David and Phillip will come together to sift through the wreckage of the memory of a life no longer lived. David is burdened, carrying with him the heavy guilt of the past six years upon his shoulders. Phillip offers redemption.
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Yes, you will probably cry.
- By Belen on 09-27-17
By: TJ Klune
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Tell Me It's Real
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Michael Lesley
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and the color commentary he provides as life passes him by. His closest friends are a two-legged dog named Wheels and a quasibipolar drag queen named Helena Handbasket. He works a dead-end job in a soul-sucking cubicle, and if his grandmother's homophobic parrot insults him one more time, Paul is going to wring its stupid neck.
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Don't read on a plane!
- By Kindle Customer on 07-08-14
By: TJ Klune
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Under the Whispering Door
- By: TJ Klune
- Narrated by: Kirt Graves
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
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Welcome to Charon's Crossing. The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through. When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead.
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Lovely, simply lovely
- By DDB on 09-23-21
By: TJ Klune
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Iron & Velvet
- Kate Kane, Paranormal Investigator Series, Book 1
- By: Alexis Hall
- Narrated by: Cat Gould
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Name's Kane, Kate Kane. I'm a paranormal private investigator, which is like a normal private investigator except - and stop me if you're having trouble following this - more paranormal. This business comes with a few basic rules: don't start drinking before noon, don't get your partner killed, don't sleep with the woman who killed him. Last year I broke all of them.
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Vampire werewolf witch faerie soft core porn
- By Ralene on 06-01-20
By: Alexis Hall
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My Darcy
- By: Lily Morton
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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Freddie Evans is flamboyant, funny, and a lifelong fan of Jane Austen’s love stories which is how he ended up as a guide on a tour bus. He firmly believes in happily ever afters and would love to find his own with his best friend, Darcy. Driving a Jane Austen tour bus isn’t the most exciting side job in the world, but to Darcy Griffiths, it represents precious time with his best friend Freddie, who’s the guide. He’s loved him since they were teenagers but has never had the nerve to tell him.
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Short and Sweet
- By iamltr on 06-22-24
By: Lily Morton
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Beyond the Veil
- By: S.C. Wynne
- Narrated by: Kale Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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Being a psychic in the small seaside town of Fox Harbor is challenging enough, but winter months are brutal. Not that using his clairvoyant abilities to hunt down lost pets isn't thrilling, but Lorenzo wouldn't mind a tiny bit more excitement in his life. Be careful what you wish for? Things get more stimulating when the charismatic Dr. Ian Thatcher takes a romantic interest in him. Unfortunately, their promising evening takes a ghastly turn when an old man dies on Lorenzo's doorstep, after warning Lorenzo his life is in danger.
By: S.C. Wynne
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Flakes
- A Licking Thicket Prequel Novella
- By: Lucy Lennox, May Archer
- Narrated by: Michael Dean
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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Opposites attract in this fun prequel novella set during an unexpected Tennessee snowstorm. Enjoy forced-proximity and enemies-to-lovers tropes as this brand new couple finds love among the zany, meddling residents of our beloved Licking Thicket.
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Sweet and short!
- By RACHEL REED on 01-26-21
By: Lucy Lennox, and others
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Spellbound
- Magic in Manhattan Series, Book 1
- By: Allie Therin
- Narrated by: Erik Bloomquist
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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1925 New York. Arthur Kenzie's life's work is protecting the world from the supernatural relics that could destroy it. When an amulet with the power to control the tides is shipped to New York, he must intercept it before it can be used to devastating effects. This time, in order to succeed, he needs a powerful psychometric...and the only one available has sworn off his abilities altogether. Rory Brodigan's gift comes with great risk. To protect himself, he's become a recluse, redirecting his magic to find counterfeit antiques.
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Audiobook Review
- By Alaska on 07-29-20
By: Allie Therin
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Stray Cat Strut: A Young Lady's Journey to Becoming a Pop-Up Samurai
- Stray Cat Strut, Book 1
- By: RavensDagger
- Narrated by: Hollie Jackson, Pavi Proczko
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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Catherine "Cat" Leblanc is an orphan that is about as far from super-rich as one can be. When the Incursion alarms start blaring and the sky starts raining hungry xenos, it's just another blemish on an already piss-poor afternoon.
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Great book but it doesn’t really end.
- By Julie on 01-30-22
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Straight
- By: Chuck Tingle
- Narrated by: André Santana
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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When a strange tear in the cosmos appears within Earth’s annual path, the consequences are disastrous. For one night a year, the vast majority of humans now undergo a frightening mental change, transforming into hateful, rage-fueled zombies who will stop at nothing to satiate their desire for brutality. While not much is understood about this horrific mass hysteria, the demographic it effects is very specific: cisgender straight people.
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the only title by chuck tingle ive ever not enjoyed
- By RikersBeard on 05-19-24
By: Chuck Tingle
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- Casey
- 06-26-24
As always, a great story from TJ
Short but sweet, this is an extension of thinking from a a few other books that I enjoyed thoroughly.
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- Janae
- 09-03-24
Great short story!
it's kind of like a prequel! it was very good! highly recommended after reading In the Lives Of Puppets!
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- Jenn W
- 06-19-24
TJ’s Mind?!
I would love to be a fly on the wall to observe TJ Klune’s writing process. It’s got to be so fascinating. This short story manages to hit all the feels. It looks to take place in the same universe as In The Lives of Puppets, where androids are created to serve humans and work without any real purpose.
Douglas has worked in the factory for nine years and 51 weeks. It’s time for him to effectively be retired. At this point, he gets one week in the world to explore before he is recycled. All around him, he sees posters with the words Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! written on them. it’s the mantra in the factory.
While in the real world, Douglas is exposed to certain sites, smells, and sounds that he’s never experienced before. In addition, he comes across a group of humans who treat him respectfully. This is where the story gets real.
TJ Klune’s ability to evoke such strong feelings for inanimate objects and creatures throughout his stories has become a powerful force in his work. I have felt love and affection for a vacuum cleaner. I have had anger towards a dragon. A pack of wolf shifters have left me breathless (and a little turned on), and I have cried over the son of Satan. This time is no different. I shouted out loud in anguish for the plight of an android.
Much of the reason the feelings are so intense comes from the narration by the incomparable Daniel Henning. His characterizations are superb and he brings the story to the next level.
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- Richard Traverzo
- 06-30-24
Remarkable
Klune's writing draws you into a stark world that slowly begins to fill with color, sound and emotions. The transition is slow but steady and builds to a tsunami of feelings. I have great respect for the imagination and talent.
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- Taran Manciocchi
- 09-30-24
Wonderful
Profound and beautiful. Douglass is so relatable. Such a sad tale. Just wish it was longer.
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- Kristine
- 06-24-24
4.25 Stars 🌟
Yes, this might be a stand alone novella, but it is also a prequel to In The Lives Of Puppets. I don’t know how I forget - in between his books- how amazing TJ Klune is.
This very short story still had the power to impact me. It also made me want to remember the details of the Puppets book (it’s been a while) to see how they end up being connected. But more than anything, Mr Klune has the power to pull emotion from you when you aren’t even expecting it.
He does it
Every. Single. Time.
He is truly amazing.
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- C. Smith
- 10-25-24
Funny and meaningful
Another successful book from TJ Klune. A good lesson with a lot of meaning good character undertones of history, repeating itself definitely worth a listen thank you TJ Klune.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-24
Great!!!
This was a great listen. Just wished for more to the story!!! It was over too soon.
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- Maria Hernandez
- 01-31-25
Incredible
What a book! This is an incredible story of living! I think therefore I am! A story of a robot that feels and lives and in a short time, a week of our world, becomes greater at life. Wanting to live and create and see things, not just robotically work! Pun intended! This goes for humans, animals and robots all around!
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- Robert Rosecrans
- 11-17-24
A Klune & Henning combo hasn’t missed yet
So good, again. Smart, fun, & impactful. I guess I’ll go listen to the cerulean sequel now.
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