Join us for an online chat with T.J. Klune\, author of \;The House on the Ceru lean Sea and its highly anticipated sequel\, \;Somewhere Beyo nd the Sea.
\nA magical house. A secret past. A summons that co uld change everything. \; \;Arthur Parnassus lives a good life bui lt on the ashes of a bad one. \; \;He&rsquo\;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 dangerous and magical children who live there. \; \;Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so n one 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 Depart ment in Charge of Magical Youth. And there's the island's sprite\, Zoe Cha pelwhite\, and her girlfriend\, Mayor Helen Webb. Together\, they will do anything to protect the children.
\nBut when Arthur is summoned to m ake 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\, deser ve. \; \;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 kno ws they&rsquo\;re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stron ger than ever or fall apart. \; \;Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur&rsquo\;s story.
\nSomewhere Beyond the Sea i s 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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