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?
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?
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Speculative fantasy and contemporary fiction centered on queer warmth, empathy, and found family have gained widespread popularity through the works of bestselling author TJ Klune. Best known for his breakout novel The House in the Cerulean Sea, Klune crafts imaginative stories filled with humor, emotional resonance, and comforting atmospheres that celebrate queer identity and community.
His fantasy titles, including Under the Whispering Door and In the Lives of Puppets, blend whimsical storytelling with deep explorations of grief, acceptance, and human connection, earning accolades across adult and young adult fiction markets.
Born Travis John Klune on May 20, 1982, in Roseburg, Oregon, Klune grew up in a rural environment where reading and writing offered a crucial creative escape. Diagnosed later with ADHD, he realized he was queer at a young age and turned to storytelling to process his experiences. After moving to Tucson, Arizona, at age 16, Klune attended community college for one semester before relocating to Virginia in 2013. He worked as an insurance claims adjuster for Geico while writing in his spare time, publishing his debut contemporary novel, Bear, Otter, and the Kid, through an independent publisher in 2011.
Klune won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance in 2014 for his novel Into This River I Drown. Following early releases such as Burn (2012), Murmuration (2016), and his werewolf-centered Green Creek series beginning with Wolfsong (2016), he transitioned to writing full-time in 2016. His mainstream breakout arrived with The House in the Cerulean Sea, which became a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller while winning the 2021 Alex Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
Klune's writing is characterized by its emphasis on positive queer representation, character-driven humor, and cozy speculative settings. Drawing from his own lived experience as a queer writer with ADHD, Klune prioritizes creating hopeful narratives that feature authentic LGBTQ+ characters seeking safety, belonging, and emotional healing. His work frequently explores themes of grief, second chances, neurodiversity, and the families people build for themselves when biological support systems fall short.
In both his adult fiction and young adult releases—such as The Extraordinaries series—Klune combines witty dialogue with gentle subversions of traditional fantasy tropes. Whether depicting a magical orphanage inspector, a ferryman guiding souls, or reimagined classic stories, his narratives emphasize kindness, moral integrity, and the transformative power of acceptance.
5 books in catalog
Speculative fantasy and contemporary fiction centered on queer warmth, empathy, and found family have gained widespread popularity through the works of bestselling author TJ Klune. Best known for his breakout novel The House in the Cerulean Sea, Klune crafts imaginative stories filled with humor, emotional resonance, and comforting atmospheres that celebrate queer identity and community.
His fantasy titles, including Under the Whispering Door and In the Lives of Puppets, blend whimsical storytelling with deep explorations of grief, acceptance, and human connection, earning accolades across adult and young adult fiction markets.
Born Travis John Klune on May 20, 1982, in Roseburg, Oregon, Klune grew up in a rural environment where reading and writing offered a crucial creative escape. Diagnosed later with ADHD, he realized he was queer at a young age and turned to storytelling to process his experiences. After moving to Tucson, Arizona, at age 16, Klune attended community college for one semester before relocating to Virginia in 2013. He worked as an insurance claims adjuster for Geico while writing in his spare time, publishing his debut contemporary novel, Bear, Otter, and the Kid, through an independent publisher in 2011.
Klune won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Romance in 2014 for his novel Into This River I Drown. Following early releases such as Burn (2012), Murmuration (2016), and his werewolf-centered Green Creek series beginning with Wolfsong (2016), he transitioned to writing full-time in 2016. His mainstream breakout arrived with The House in the Cerulean Sea, which became a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestseller while winning the 2021 Alex Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
Klune's writing is characterized by its emphasis on positive queer representation, character-driven humor, and cozy speculative settings. Drawing from his own lived experience as a queer writer with ADHD, Klune prioritizes creating hopeful narratives that feature authentic LGBTQ+ characters seeking safety, belonging, and emotional healing. His work frequently explores themes of grief, second chances, neurodiversity, and the families people build for themselves when biological support systems fall short.
In both his adult fiction and young adult releases—such as The Extraordinaries series—Klune combines witty dialogue with gentle subversions of traditional fantasy tropes. Whether depicting a magical orphanage inspector, a ferryman guiding souls, or reimagined classic stories, his narratives emphasize kindness, moral integrity, and the transformative power of acceptance.
