Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, a cosy-fantasy triumph and a New York Times bestseller.

Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one.

He's headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, they'll 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. It's also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve.

Then when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows they've 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.

• Series:Cerulean Chronicles

  Format:Hardback 416 pages

  Publisher:Pan Macmillan

  Imprint:Tor

  ISBN:9781035009374

  Published:12 Sep 2024

  Classifications:Of specific Gay interest, Fantasy romance, Romance, Fiction: special features