Somewhere Beyond the Sea

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything. The No. 1 New York Times-bestselling sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea. *Winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy* An enchanting sequel about found family The New York Times Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. Hes headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, theyll do anything to protect their extraordinary and powerful charges. However, when Arthur is forced to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself fighting for those under his care. Its also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve. Then when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows theyve reached breaking point. The child finds power in calling himself a monster, a name Arthur has tried so hard to banish to protect his children. Challenged from within and without, their volatile family might grow stronger. Or everything Arthur loves could fall apart. 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. Praise for The House in the Cerulean Sea: 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 It will renew your faith in humanity - Terry Brooks, author of the Shannara series Will sweep you away - The New York Times Somewhere Beyond the Sea was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller w/c 16 September 2024