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A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, INDIE and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!
An Alex Award winner! An Indie Next Pick! A RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!
--V. E. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days. But the children aren't the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn. An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place--and realizing that family is yours.
Author: Tj Klune
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 09/10/2024
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9781250357243
ISBN10: 1250357241
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
- Fiction | Fantasy | Humorous
- Fiction | LGBTQ+ | Gay
About the Author
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, 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.