If you&rsquo\;re new to the Cerulean Chron
icles\, that&rsquo\;s okay! Let us lay the groundwork. Klune&rsquo\;s
\;The House in the Cerulean Sea \;introduces us to Linus Bake
r. A by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth.
He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are li
kely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master o
f the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe\, even if
it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. \;
Klune&rsquo\;s most recent book in the \;Cerulean Chronicles\,&nb sp\;Somewhere Beyond the Sea\, \;welcomes us back for Arthur&rsqu o\;s story. \;
\nArthur Parnassus lives a good life built 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 fathe r to the six dangerous and magical children who live there. Arthur works h ard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the n eglect 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 Ba ker\, a former caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. To gether\, they will do anything to protect the children. But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past\, he finds himsel f at the helm of a fight for the future that his family\, and all magical people\, deserve.
\nSomewhere Beyond the Sea \;is a sto ry of resistance\, lovingly told\, about the daunting experience of fighti ng for the life you want to live and doing the work to keep it.
\nAbout the Author: TJ KLUNE is the \;New York Times<
/em> \;and \;USA Today \;bestselling\, Lambda Literar
y Award-winning author of \;The House in the Cerulean Sea\,&n
bsp\;The Extraordinaries\, and more. Being queer himself\, Klune
believes it's important&mdash\;now more than ever&mdash\;to have accurate\
, positive queer representation in stories.