Somewhere Beyond The Sea (#2 The House In The Cerulean Sea)

Description

This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea;, an international bestseller and one of the best loved fantasy novels of the past decade. Arthur Parnassus lives a good life built on the ashes of a bad one. He's the master of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six dangerous and magical 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. 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. And there's the island's sprite, Zoe Chapelwhite, 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 that 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.

Promotion info

Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the queer, life-affirming and utterly charming sequel to the New York Times bestselling The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Reviews

I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect -- V. E. Schwab, author of the Shades of Magic series on The House in the Cerulean Sea
A witty, wholesome fantasy that's likely to cause heart-swelling -- Washington Post 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 that inspired HBO's True Blood
1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. Touching, tender and truly delightful, The House in the Cerulean Sea is an utterly absorbing story of tolerance, found family and defeating bureaucracy -- Gail Carriger, author of Soulless on The House in the Cerulean Sea
Sweet, comforting and kind, this book is very close to perfect . . . I cannot recommend it highly enough -- Seanan McGuire, author of the Wayward Children series on The House in the Cerulean Sea

Quirk and charm give way to a serious exploration of the dangers of complacency in this
delightful, thought-provoking Orwellian fantasy from Klune . . .This tale of found family is
hopeful to its core. Readers will revel in Klune's wit and ingenuity

-- Publishers Weekly on The House in The Cerulean Sea, Starred Review
This is a sweet narrative about the value of asking questions and the benefits of giving people
(especially children) a chance to be safe, protected, and themselves, regardless of what
assumptions one might glean from, say, reading their case file

-- Booklist on The House in The Cerulean Sea,
This inclusive fantasy is quite possibly the greatest feel-good story ever to involve the
Antichrist . . . The House in the Cerulean Sea will delight fans of Seanan McGuire's Wayward
Children series and any reader looking for a burst of humor and hope

-- Shelf Awareness
"TJ Klune is a master storyteller." -The Mary Sue -- The Mary Sue
A delightful tale about chosen families, and how to celebrate differences -- Library Journal
This contemporary fantasy can satisfy any sweet tooth with its found family story and its gentle
queer romance

-- Book Riot

Author description

TJ Klune is the New York Times and 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.