{"product_id":"we-burned-so-bright","title":"We Burned So Bright","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eWe Burned So Bright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A powerful portrait of love in the face of the unimaginable.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Klune's heart-wrenching plot and emotional prose are on full display in this wonderful queer apocalyptic story.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An evocative rumination on mortality and the impermanence of all things.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eSomewhere Beyond the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA #1 New York Times, #1 USA Today and #1 indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enchanting sequel about found family.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thoroughly entertaining and deeply stirring.\" --Chuck Tingle, Hugo Award finalist and author of \n\u003ci\u003eCamp Damascus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor U\u003ci\u003ender the Whispering Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e and indie bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Tenderness, wit, and skillful worldbuilding elevate this delightful tale. Fans of queer fantasy won't want to miss this.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect.\" --V.E. Schwab, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eThe Bones Beneath My Skin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and indie bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An uplifting and curious novel, a shining dot on an overlapping Venn diagram of sci-fi, fantasy, adventure and gay romance.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eAurealis\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTJ KLUNE is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand #1 \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003e The House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens \n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important--now more than ever--to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA LibraryReads pick! An Indie Next pick!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Spotify and Apple Best Books of the Year So Far! Most anticipated from \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Portalist, Nerd Daily, Page Six, Parade, Spokesman Review. \u003c\/i\u003eFeatured in: \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, SFF Insiders, New Scientist, Nerd Daily, Reactor, Goodreads, IGN, and Gizmodo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA heart-wrenching standalone novel by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author TJ Klune, \u003ci\u003eWe Burned So Bright \u003c\/i\u003efollows an elder gay couple on an end-of-the-world road-trip.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe road stretched out before them. No other cars, just the headlights on the blacktop. Above, the cracked moon in a kaleidoscope sky....\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eHusbands 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs it enough to burn bright if nothing comes from the ashes? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther TPG Books by TJ Klune \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Cerulean Chronicles\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe House in the Cerulean Sea\u003cbr\u003eSomewhere Beyond the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Green Creek Series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWolfsong\u003cbr\u003eRavensong\u003cbr\u003eHeartsong\u003cbr\u003eBrothersong\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStandalones\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Bones Beneath My Skin\u003cbr\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003cbr\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003cbr\u003eWe Burned So Bright\u003cbr\u003eMurmuration\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInto This River I Drown\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Normal Person\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eBOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Extraordinaries Series\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Extraordinaries\u003cbr\u003eFlash Fire\u003cbr\u003eHeat Wave\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 pg. 41 (EAN 9781250881236, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250881236, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250881236, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/23\/2026 (EAN 9781250881236, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKlune, Tj\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTJ KLUNE is the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand #1 \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of \n\u003ci\u003e The House in the Cerulean Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSomewhere Beyond the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eUnder the Whispering Door\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eIn the Lives of Puppets\u003c\/i\u003e, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens \n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and more. 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