The Bones Beneath My Skin

TJ Klune author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:6th Feb '25

Should be back in stock very soon

The Bones Beneath My Skin cover

When Nate Cartwright loses everything, his only option is to return to his family's empty summer cabin. But upon his arrival, he discovers a group of unlikely protectors shielding a girl with extraordinary abilities - and dangerous enemies.

When Nate Cartwright loses everything, his only option is to return to his familys empty summer cabin. But there he discovers a group of unlikely protectors shielding a girl with extraordinary abilities – and dangerous enemies.‘The sci-fi romance adventure you never knew you needed’

Jennifer L. Armentrout, author of Fall of Ruin and Wrath

**ALL first edition hardback copies feature beautiful sprayed edges – available while stock lasts**

A thrilling and heart-healing supernatural road trip featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors. The Bones Beneath My Skin is a gripping tale that explores what it means to be human – by bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune.


In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright is at a loose end: his parents are dead, his older brother has disowned him, and he’s been fired from his job. Looking for a sense of direction, he returns to his family’s summer cabin in Oregon.

The cabin should be empty – but it’s not. Inside is a man named Alex, and an extraordinary little girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. There’s far more to Art than meets the eye. But as Alex and Nate bond over just how special she truly is, they discover that powerful forces are closing in – forces that want nothing more than to control her . . .

There’s nothing more human than a broken heart.

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Readers fell in love with The Bones Beneath My Skin:

‘I sobbed even harder than the first time . . .’ – 5* NetGalley Review

‘Made me cry so hard that I can no longer read the words on the page . . . beautiful, emotive storytelling’ – 5* NetGalley Review

‘A web of car chases, government conspiracies and alien encounters, all wrapped around a heartwarming story of love and found family’The New York Times


The Bones Beneath My Skin was a Sunday Times HB Bestseller w/c 17/02/2025

This is the sci-fi romance adventure you never knew you needed. TJ’s characters are broken but they are so full of heart and hope that you will lose yourself entirely to their story -- Jennifer L. Armentrout, New York Times bestselling author of Fall of Ruin and Wrath
It was both cute and emotional. I definitely didn’t expect to cry at the end, but here we are . . . -- 5* NetGalley Review on The Bones Beneath My Skin

I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect

-- V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue on The House in the Cerulean Sea
The House in the Cerulean Sea is a modern fairy tale about learning your true nature and what you love and will protect. It’s a beautiful book -- Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series on The House in the Cerulean Sea
Full of faith in the goodness of people . . . It broke my heart with its unflinching understanding that grief never goes away, never empties, only settles into the room of your soul like a strange souvenir. And then it healed me in the next breath -- Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth on Under the Whispering Door

ISBN: 9781035002290

Dimensions: 243mm x 163mm x 35mm

Weight: 618g

400 pages