Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune is set to be published by Tor Publishing Group on September 23, 2025. This 416-page edition, presented in English, serves as a sequel to Klune’s previous work, The House in the Cerulean Sea. The narrative follows Arthur Parnassus, the headmaster of a unique orphanage on a distant island, as he navigates his past and the challenges of raising six magical children. With the support of his partner Linus Baker and their friends, Arthur strives to create a loving environment for the children while confronting the shadows of his history.
Readers will find a blend of fantasy and humor as the story unfolds, focusing on themes of family, acceptance, and resilience. As Arthur faces a summons to address his dark past, he must protect his family and the magical community they belong to. The arrival of a new magical child, who identifies as a monster, adds complexity to their dynamic, pushing Arthur to confront his fears and the potential for growth within their family. Somewhere Beyond the Sea promises to explore the intricacies of love and the fight for a better future in a richly imagined world.
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Hope is the thing with feathers. And hope is the thing with fire.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous 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. And 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; Zoe Chapelwhite, the island’s sprite; 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 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.
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