Somewhere Beyond the Sea
The No. 1 New York Times bestseller and heart-warming sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea **Special Limited Edition First Printing**
Published on 25. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-0350-0939-8 (ISBN)
Description
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.The number one New York Times bestselling sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea.
**ALL first-run paperbacks include a beautiful sprayed edge of the Phoenix's burning fire . . . Available while stocks last**
Winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy.
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 the 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. 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.
'An enchanting sequel about found family' - The New York Times
'Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket' - V. E. Schwab, author of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, on The House in the Cerulean Sea
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Readers love Somewhere Beyond the Sea:
'This beautiful, thoughtful, queer, magical story of chosen family has left me with joy leaking from my eyes'
'These characters are like a hug for your brain. I adore them all and love watching them change and grow'
'A beautiful story of hope, love and change, plus a message against prejudice, it's the ideal comfort read'
'One of those rare books that stays with you long after the last page'
'If I could give this book a million stars I would'
Somewhere Beyond the Sea was a number one New York Times bestseller w/c 16 September 2024
**ALL first-run paperbacks include a beautiful sprayed edge of the Phoenix's burning fire . . . Available while stocks last**
Winner of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy.
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 the 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. 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.
'An enchanting sequel about found family' - The New York Times
'Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket' - V. E. Schwab, author of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, on The House in the Cerulean Sea
***
Readers love Somewhere Beyond the Sea:
'This beautiful, thoughtful, queer, magical story of chosen family has left me with joy leaking from my eyes'
'These characters are like a hug for your brain. I adore them all and love watching them change and grow'
'A beautiful story of hope, love and change, plus a message against prejudice, it's the ideal comfort read'
'One of those rare books that stays with you long after the last page'
'If I could give this book a million stars I would'
Somewhere Beyond the Sea was a number one New York Times bestseller w/c 16 September 2024
Reviews / Votes
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 and <i>Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil</i>, on <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i> A witty, wholesome fantasy that's likely to cause heart-swelling -- <i>The Washington Post</i> on <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i> 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 <i>True Blood</i> 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 <i>Soulless</i>, on <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i> 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 <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i> 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 -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i> on <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i>, 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 -- <i>Booklist</i> on <i>The House in the Cerulean Sea</i> 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 humour and hope * Shelf Awareness * TJ Klune is a master storyteller * 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 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-0939-8 (9781035009398)
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Person
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, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, 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.