TJ KLUNE is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important--now more than ever--to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.

For We Burned So Bright

"Klune's heart-wrenching plot and emotional prose are on full display in this wonderful queer apocalyptic story." --Library Journal, starred review

"This is classic Klune, a warm and cozy story even in the face of overwhelming grief, with complex family dynamics at the heart of it...readers can't get enough of Klune's brand of emotionally satisfying storytelling." --Booklist

"It would be no exaggeration to call this bold and unflinching book the ultimate road trip . . . Terrible and beautiful, haunting and humane: a masterpiece in miniature." --Daily Mail

For Somewhere Beyond the Sea
A #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today and #1 indie bestseller!

"An enchanting sequel about found family." --The New York Times

For In the Lives of Puppets
A New York Times, Sunday Times and indie bestseller!

"Thoroughly entertaining and deeply stirring." --Chuck Tingle, Hugo Award finalist and author of Camp Damascus

For Under the Whispering Door
A New York Times, USA Today and indie bestseller!

"Tenderness, wit, and skillful worldbuilding elevate this delightful tale. Fans of queer fantasy won't want to miss this." --Publishers Weekly

For The House in the Cerulean Sea
A New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller!

"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 of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

For The Bones Beneath My Skin
A New York Times, USA Today, and indie bestseller!

"An uplifting and curious novel, a shining dot on an overlapping Venn diagram of sci-fi, fantasy, adventure and gay romance." --Aurealis

Publisher: Tor Books

Pub date: 2026-04-28

Length: 400 pages