New Releases by TJ Klune

''There is a certain star I like above all others. It is named after us. It’s called the Dog Star, and shines brighter than any other. If you are ever lost, look for the star. It will guide you home'' This is the story of a loveable mixed breed dog named Burke who, shortly after he is born, misunderstands something his mother tells him, leading him to believe that he - like all other dogs - is immortal. Only, as we know, that''s not true. In fact, in a cruel twist of fate, dogs tend to lead much shorter lives than their human counterparts. So, what happens when a dog like Burke finds out that he is not immortal as he was first led to believe? It sends him on a journey to understand the power of hope, of joy, and the heavy weight of grief. The book follows Burke as he moves from one home to another, trying to find a place to belong. And when he finally does, he is given the ultimate task: find his person, someone to love before Burke expires from this Earth. (Burke, as it turns out, is a bit of a drama queen.) The Stars Look Like Home is a novel of found family, of finding happiness in the unlikeliest of places and fighting with all your might to keep it and above all this is a love story for our four legged friends.

A LibraryReads pick! A heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, We Burned So Bright follows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip. The road stretched out before them. No other cars, just the headlights on the blacktop. Above, the cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky.... Husbands Don and Rodney have lived a good long life. Together they’ve experienced the highest highs of love and family, and lows so low that they felt like the end of the world. Now, the world is ending for real. A rogue black hole is coming for Earth and in a month everything and everyone they’ve ever known will be gone. Suddenly, after 40 years together, Don and Rodney are out of time. They’re in a race against the clock to make it from Maine to Washington State to take care of some unfinished business before it’s all over. On the road they meet those who refuse to believe death is coming and those who rush to meet it. But there are also people living their final days as best they know how—impromptu weddings, bright burning bonfires, shared meals, and new friends. And as the black hole draws near, among ball lightning and under a cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky, Don and Rodney will look back on their lives and ask if their best was good enough. Is it enough to burn bright if nothing comes from the ashes? At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A timeless romance set in a perfect little town with a big dark secret by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, now available in hardcover from Tor Books A bookseller, a waiter, and the best little town there is! On a temperate morning in 1954, Mike wakes up in the idyllic town of Amorea. Amorea is perfect. Mike works his dream job at the local bookstore, where he leads lively discussions of literature with the local women’s club. At the diner, the walls are plastered with beaming photos of the residents, and all the staff know his order—especially Sean, the waiter who has a special smile just for Mike and, after years of anticipation, is ready to take the next step in their burgeoning romance. Everything is perfect. But the edges of the town are beginning to fray. Odd things catch Mike’s attention, things no one else seems to notice or care about. There are no children or parents in Amorea and no one who’s left town for the far mountains has ever come back. There are subjects in the diner photos that only a few people can remember. One night, Mike wakes up to a stormcloud of uncanny starlings blackening the sky. And soon enough, he begins to question whether his name is even Mike. As Mike loses hold on his identity, violent memories of another life interfere with everything good about Amorea, Mike will do whatever he can to keep Sean from the darkness that’s coming for him. Nothing here is perfect, but there is someone worth saving. Perfect for fans of Severance, The Twilight Zone, and Stephen King, as well as queer romance. Tor Publishing Group books by TJ Klune BOOKS FOR ADULTS The Cerulean Chronicles The House in the Cerulean Sea Somewhere Beyond the Sea The Green Creek Series Wolfsong Ravensong Heartsong Brothersong Standalones The Bones Beneath My Skin Under the Whispering Door In the Lives of Puppets We Burned So Bright The Stars Look Like Home BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS The Extraordinaries Series The Extraordinaries Flash Fire Heat Wave At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Não há nada mais humano do que um coração partido. Na primavera de 1995, Nathaniel Cartwright perdeu tudo: foi demitido do cargo de jornalista em Washington, D.C., seus pais estão mortos e seu único irmão não quer saber dele. Sem nada a perder, ele retorna à cabana de verão da familia, nos arredores da cidadezinha montanhosa de Roseland, no Oregon, para tentar reencontrar seu rumo. A cabana deveria estar vazia. Mas não está. Lá dentro está um homem chamado Alex. E com ele, uma garotinha extraordinária de dez anos de idade que se autodenomina Artemis Darth Vader- e que não é exatamente o que aparenta ser. Logo fica claro que Nate precisa fazer uma escolha: permitir-se afogar nas memorias de seu passado ou lutar por um futuro que nunca imaginou ser possível. Porque a garota é especial. E forças - que desejam apenas controlá-la - estão recaindo sobre eles. Um romance de arrepiar do autor best-seller TJ Klune - um thriller sobrenatural que conta a história de uma garotinha extraordinária e seus dois protetores improváveis enquanto fogem de fanáticos e do governo.

Hope is the thing with feathers. And hope is the thing with fire. Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune''s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade. A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there. Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. And he is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth; Zoe Chapelwhite, the island’s sprite; and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children. But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve. And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they’re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart. Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur’s story. Somewhere Beyond the Sea is a story of resistance, lovingly told, about the daunting experience of fighting for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it. Most Anticipated from Goodreads, Paste, Polygon, BookBub, and more.

DROITS HUMAINS, DROITS MAGIQUES, MÊME COMBAT. Quelque part de l''autre côté de la mer, loin de l''agitation et de la grisaille de la ville, loin du remous de l''intolérance et du reflux de la haine, se trouve un foyer. Quelque part de l''autre côté de la mer, Arthur Parnassus reconstruit son histoire. Entouré de l''homme de sa vie et de ses six enfants, le phénix est prêt à renaître de ses cendres. Lancé dans une démarche d''adoption pour accueillir un nouvel enfant, il accepte de témoigner sur la maltraitance qu''il a subie dans sa jeunesse, cherchant ainsi à faire avancer le combat. Mais quelque part loin dans les terres, le gouvernement nomme la très conservatrice Jeanine Rowder à la tête du Ministère de la Jeunesse Magique. Arthur ne sait pas alors que sa volonté de justice se heurtera à la perfidie d''un pouvoir prêt à tout pour détruire sa réputation, sa famille et ses rêves. Traduit de l''anglais par Benoît Domis Praise : "S''insérant dans le même univers que La Maison au milieu de la mer céruléenne, ce doux et charmant roman de Klune [...] déborde de charme et d''esprit, le tout porté par une found family magique et attachante. On y trouve des messages pertinents sur l''acceptation et la lutte contre l''oppression. Les fans seront comblés par ce retour en force.'' Publishers Weekly

New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you to a magical island in a cerulean sea, a cozy teahouse for both the living and the dead, and into the heart of a peculiar forest in this three-book ebook bundle. "I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect." —V.E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author on The House of the Cerulean Sea The House in the Cerulean Sea: Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He''s tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the headmaster of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. Under the Whispering Door: 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. But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days. In the Lives of Puppets: In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, lives an unlikely family of robots and Vic, a human. When an unfamiliar android named Hap unwittingly alerts the City of Electric Dreams of the family’s whereabouts, the fatherly inventor android is captured and taken back to his old laboratory to serve. So together, the rest of the family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to save their father—and amid conflicted feelings of betrayal and affection for Hap, Vic must decide for himself: Can he accept love with strings attached? At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Korean edition of [Under the Whispering Door] by Tj Klune. A New York Times Bestseller. An uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home. Korean edition translated by Lee Eun Seon.

A NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND INDIE BESTSELLER! New 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. Most Anticipated from BookPage • Goodreads • The Nerd Daily • Paste Magazine • LitReactor • OverDrive • LGBTQ Reads • Tor.com • LibraryReads • more “An enchanting tale of Pinocchio in the end times.” —P. Djèlí Clark 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 labeled “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. 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. 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? Inspired 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. ★ “An epic quest of rescue and discovery [with] the author’s trademark charm, heart, and bittersweetness.” —Library Journal, starred review Praise 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 At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Romantický sci-fi fantasy příběh z prostředí podivného lesa obývaného člověkem Victorem, roboty a androidy, je mimo jiné inspirován i příběhem Pinocchia. V nenápadném domově postaveném ve větvích stromů žijí tři roboti - otcovský vynalézavý android Giovanni Lawson, mile sadistická mechanická ošetřovatelka a malý, neurotický vysavač. A žije s nimi i Victor Lawson, člověk. Jsou jedna rodina, schovaná a v bezpečí. Poté, co Vic z blízkého šrotoviště zachrání androida s označením "HAP", doženou Gia ozvuky temné minulosti. Stačí totiž jediná kapka krve z Victorovy dlaně, aby upozornila roboty z Giova předchozího života na to, kde se nachází. A zatímco se Vicův domov hroutí v plamenech, Gio je zajat a odvezen zpátky do laboratoře ve Městě elektrických snů. Zbytek Vicovy nesourodé rodiny se tak musí vydat na cestu nehostinnou krajinou, aby Gia zachránil před přeprogramováním. Cestou za záchranou Gia musí Vic, zmítaný protichůdnými pocity zrady a náklonnosti k Hapovi, učinit rozhodnutí: Dokáže přijmout lásku s podmínkami? Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

La storia di Bear, Otter e Kid è giunta ormai al suo capitolo finale, ma prima di arrivare al tanto agognato “…e vissero per sempre felici e contenti” ci sono altre curve da affrontare, altri personaggi da conoscere. Una ragazzina che non ha un altro posto dove andare bussa alla loro porta. Una telefonata improvvisa comunica novità inaspettate. Un fratello torna finalmente a casa dopo aver imparato a camminare da solo. E, mentre questi tre elementi convergono, le vite di tutti subiranno una svolta dalla quale sarà impossibile tornare indietro. Cominciando con Bear, Otter e Kid e proseguendo con La nostra identità e L’arte di respirare, TJ Klune ci parla di famiglia e affetto fraterno, di amore e sacrificio. In questo capitolo finale, gli eventi del passato servono a lastricare la lunga e tortuosa strada che porta a un futuro che nessuno avrebbe mai potuto immaginare.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER! A spine-tingling standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune—a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government. There''s nothing more human than a broken heart. 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. Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Último volumen de la saga éxito de ventas en Latinoamérica. En las ruinas de Caswell, Carter Bennett descubrió demasiado tarde aquello que siempre estuvo frente a sus ojos... Desesperado por respuestas, ha abandonado a su manada para ir detrás del hombre que hasta hace poco no era más que un lobo perdido. Para ir detrás de Gavin Livingstone. Pero los lobos no son animales solitarios, y cuánto más tiempo pasa por su cuenta, más se sumerge en la locura que amenaza a los Omegas. Aunque... ese no es el único peligro que lo aguarda en el camino, y lo que hallará cambiará por siempre la vida de los lobos. Porque Gavin podría ser más que un eslabón perdido. Podría ser otro de los terribles secretos de Thomas Bennett. Y los pecados del padre siempre caen sobre sus hijos. EL FINAL HA LLEGADO, ¿ACOMPAÑARÁS A LA MANADA EN SU ÚLTIMA CANCIÓN?

Tyson Thompson si è diplomato al liceo a sedici anni e ha lasciato la città di Seafare, nell’Oregon, diretto verso quello che gli sembrava un futuro migliore. Ha presto scoperto che il mondo reale ha i denti e torna sulla costa dopo quattro anni di fallimenti. Suo fratello, Bear, e il marito di suo fratello, Otter, credono che tornare a casa sia esattamente ciò di cui Tyson ha bisogno per ritrovare se stesso. Circondato dalla famiglia nella Mostruosità Verde, Tyson tenta di rimettere insieme i pezzi della sua vita spezzata. Ma poco dopo il suo arrivo a casa, Tyson si trova faccia a faccia con l’inevitabilità sotto forma del suo amico d’infanzia e primo amore, Dominic Miller, che non vede dal giorno in cui ha lasciato Seafare. Quando le loro strade si incrociano, vecchie ferite si riaprono, nuovi segreti vengono rivelati e Tyson scopre che c''è di più nella sua stessa storia di quanto non gli fosse stato detto tanti anni prima.

The explosive finale to the Extraordinaries trilogy by New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune! School’s out for the summer and a raging, malevolent heat has blanketed Nova City. Dark, twisted, probably evil shadows have drenched the doorsteps of her good people’s homes. And Nicholas Bell—fanboy, hero, ADHD-haver—is being super dramatic again. But honestly, Nick’s life is pretty much perfect. Yeah, it’s hot out, but he finally gets to team up and train with his steamy superhero boyfriend to bring justice, protection, and disaster energy to the people of Nova City. It’s everything he’s ever dreamed of! With graduation on the horizon and his future unknowable, Nick focuses on enjoying the present. Seth, Jazz, and Gibby are busy setting up headquarters for Lighthouse, their hero team. Nick’s dad has partnered with former chief of police Rodney Caplan to start a new private investigation agency. And Nick’s mother, the superhero known as TK, is right there at Nick’s side. Where she’s always been. Hasn’t she? But something’s off. It’s not just Simon Burke running for mayor and campaigning to “cure” Extraordinaries. And it’s not even the rumors that Nick’s ex-boyfriend and villain-in-the-making Owen Burke has escaped. Something else isn’t right, and Nick will need all his friends and loved ones together to uncover the truth before Nova City falls prey to the Burke family. A truth that will reveal a traitor in their midst and burn through their lives like a wildfire. Praise for The Extraordinaries An Indie Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! A Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner! “Half a love-letter to fandom, half self-aware satire, and wholly lovable. I haven''t read anything quite like this before!” —Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated “The most down-to-earth book about superheroes I''ve ever read. I laughed, I cried, and I had a smile on my face the entire time I was reading it.” —Mason Deaver, bestselling author of I Wish You All the Best At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A year has passed since the Dark Wizard Myrin attempted to take control of the Kingdom of Verania. Though the scars of the final battle remain, Veranians have come together in unity in order to rebuild. Good King Anthony sits on the throne once more, with Morgan of Shadows at his side. However, a king is not immortal. One day, Anthony will step down, paving the way for his son, Grand Prince Justin, to assume the throne. And Justin wants anything but. Unfortunately for him, he finds himself with bigger things to worry about than just becoming the ruler of a country. At the celebration of the might of Verania and its people, a delegation arrives, led by a man who calls himself a magician. This man represents the King of Yennbridge, who has come to claim what was promised to him years before: the hand of the firstborn son of the King and Queen of Verania. With his ridiculous friends at his side--Sam, Ryan, Kevin, Gary and Tiggy--Justin sets out to make the visiting king''s life a living hell. Which, of course, backfires spectacularly, and when the dust settles, Justin finds his friends changed in ways he can''t expect, leaving him standing alone. Except he''s not as alone as he thinks, given the King of Yennbridge will do anything to prove he''s worthy of the frozen heart of the Ice Prince. Prince Justin has finally met his match. Let the games begin.

Když si pro Wallace na jeho vlastní pohřeb přijde Smrtka, začne mít podezření, že je asi přece jenom mrtvý. Místo aby ho zavedla rovnou do záhrobí, vezme ho do malého městečka. Na jeho okraji, kousek od silnice vinoucí se lesem, je mezi horami uhnízděná čajovna, kterou vlastní muž jménem Hugo. Pro místní je Hugo majitelem čajovny, pro duše, které potřebují přejít na druhý břeh, je převozníkem. Jenže Wallace ještě není připravený opustit život, který sotva začal žít. S Hugovou pomocí začne objevovat věci, které za života propásl. Když se v čajovně objeví Manažer, zvídavá a mocná bytost, a dá Wallacovi jeden týden na to, aby přešel na druhý břeh, rozhodne se Wallace vměstnat celý život do sedmi dní. Pod šeptajícími dveřmi je vtipná a laskavá fantasy ze současnosti o duchovi, který odmítá odejít, a o převozníkovi, do kterého se zamiluje. Je to nádherný milostný příběh o životě stráveném v kanceláři a smrti strávené budováním domova.

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND INDIE BESTSELLER One of Buzzfeed''s "Best Books of 2022"! An Indie Next Pick! A Locus Awards Top Ten Finalist for Fantasy Novel A Man Called Ove meets The Good Place in Under the Whispering Door, a delightful queer love story from TJ Klune, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea. 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. But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days. Hilarious, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you back to the land of Verania in a new collection of short stories starring the beloved characters from the Tales of Verania series. In the opening story--The Unicorn in the Tower--Gary is a princess trapped in a stone tower by the evil Lady Tina DeSilva, who plans on sacrificing him on the first full moon after his eighteenth birthday. With help from his friends--a bird named Tiggy and a mangy weasel called Sam--Gary interviews potential suitors to rescue him and love him above all others, as he so rightly deserves. The Unicorn in the Tower is followed by Sam and the Beanstalk, wherein a poor farm boy exchanges his family''s bull for magical beans and the promise of treasure in the sky. But when he climbs the beanstalk, Sam finds things are not as he expected them to be. The Good Boy sees Todd and his immaculate ears taking center stage. When Todd''s father dies, he leaves his son in the care of his evil stepmother and two stepsiblings who live to make Todd''s life a living hell. It''s not until the household receives an invitation to attend a ball for the mysterious Sir that Todd begins to wish for a life beyond what he knows. David''s Dragon, the final--and only canonical--tale, is set a thousand years before the rise of the Dark wizard Myrin. It begins simply: a lonely boy in a small village befriends a dragon. What follows is a story of love and sacrifice, hope and heartbreak, and what it means to earn your place amongst the stars. Welcome back to Verania. It''s going to be a hell of a ride.

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly''s "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020" One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that''s "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He''s tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Twenty-one days. In a world ravaged by fire and descending into madness, Cavalo has been given an ultimatum by the dark man known as Patrick: return Lucas to him and the cannibalistic Dead Rabbits, or the town of Cottonwood and its inhabitants will be destroyed. But Lucas has a secret embedded into his skin that promises to forever alter the shape of things to come-a secret that Cavalo must decide if it''s worth dying over, even as he wrestles with his own growing attraction to the muted psychopath. Twenty-one days. Cavalo has twenty-one days to prepare for war. Twenty-one days to hold what is left of his shredded sanity together. Twenty-one days to convince the people of Cottonwood to rise up and fight back. Twenty-one days to unravel the meaning behind the marks that cover Lucas. A meaning that leads to a single word and a place of unimaginable power: Dworshak.

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. When Sam''s 14, he enters the Dark Woods and returns with Gary, the hornless gay unicorn, and a half-giant named Tiggy, earning the moniker Sam of Wilds. At 15, Sam learns what love truly is when a new knight arrives at the castle - Knight Ryan Foxheart, the dreamiest dream to have ever been dreamed. Naturally, it all goes to hell when Ryan dates the reprehensible Prince Justin, Sam can''t control his magic, a sexually aggressive dragon kidnaps the prince, and the king sends them on an epic quest to save Ryan''s boyfriend, all while Sam falls more in love with someone he can never have. Or, so he thinks.

Once upon a time, the wizard''s apprentice, Sam of Wilds, got his happily ever after in the arms of his cornerstone, Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart. A year has passed, and while Sam''s been captured five or six more times since then, things are pretty great. His parents are happy, Gary and Tiggy still eat sass for breakfast, Randall is somehow alive despite being older than the gods, the King rules with a gentle hand, Kevin the dragon is as gross as ever, Morgan sighs a lot, Ryan continues to be dashing and immaculate, and Sam is close to convincing Prince Justin they will be best friends forever. Life is good. Until it''s not. Because Vadoma, the leader of the gypsy clan and Sam''s grandmother, has come to the City of Lockes with a dire prophecy written in the stars: a man of shadows is rising and will consume the world unless Sam faces his destiny and gathers the five dragons of Verania at his side. And she brings along her second-in-command, a man named Ruv. Ruv, who Vadoma says is Sam''s true cornerstone.

Josiah Erickson wants to be a movie star. The problem with that is so does half of Los Angeles. But he''s on his way, what with memorable roles as a TV show background cadaver and a guy in a commercial for herpes medication. All he needs is his big break. And that break may come in the form of a novelist who goes by the enigmatic name of Q-Bert. Q-Bert, who is ready to make his directorial debut in a film Josy would be perfect for. Q-Bert, who Josy may or may not have a friend-crush on, and potentially something more. Being demisexual can be confusing. From the City of Angels to the small mountain town of Abby, Oregon, Josy will give his all to make sure his dreams come true-even the ones he never thought possible.

Tyson Thompson graduated high school at 16 and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for what he assumed would be bigger and better things. He soon found out the real world has teeth, and he returns to the coast with four years of failure, addiction, and a diagnosis of panic disorder trailing behind him. His brother, Bear, and his brother''s husband, Otter, believe coming home is exactly what Tyson needs to find himself again. Surrounded by family in the Green Monstrosity, Tyson attempts to put the pieces of his broken life back together.But shortly after he arrives home, Tyson comes face to face with inevitability in the form of his childhood friend and first love, Dominic Miller, who he hasn''t seen since the day he left Seafare. As their paths cross, old wounds reopen, new secrets are revealed, and Tyson discovers there is more to his own story than he was told all those years ago.In a sea of familiar faces, new friends, and the memories of a mother''s devastating choice, Tyson will learn that in order to have any hope for a future, he must fight the ghosts of his past.

Do you believe in love at first sight?Corey Ellis sure doesn''t. Oh, everyone around him seems to have found their happy ending, but he''s far too busy to worry about such things. He''ll have plenty of time for romance after he survives his last summer before graduation. So what if he can''t get his former professor, Jeremy Olsen, out of his head? It''s just hero worship. And that''s the way it should stay.Except that this summer, bigender Corey—aka Kori—is interning at Phoenix House, a LGBTQI youth center that recently hired an interim director. And because life is extraordinarily unfair, the director just so happens to be a certain former professor, now current boss.Desperate to keep things professional as he and Jeremy grow closer, Corey makes a major mistake: he turns to his friends, Paul Auster and Sanford Stewart, for help.But Paul and Sandy have some ideas of their own.Set in the summer of 2016, Why We Fight is a celebration of queer life and being true to oneself… no matter the cost.

Family is not always defined by blood. It''s defined by those who make us whole - those who make us who we are. And here, at the end, Bear and Otter will be tested like they''ve never been before.There''s a knock at the door from a little girl who has nowhere else to go.There''s a phone ringing, bringing news they do not expect.There''s a brother returning home after learning how to stand on his own.As these moments converge, all of their lives will change forever.Beginning in Bear, Otter, and the Kid and continuing in Who We Are and The Art of Breathing, TJ Klune has told a saga of family and brotherhood, of love and sacrifice. In this final chapter, the events of the past pave the long and winding road toward a future no one could have imagined.