Two For Tuesday: TJ Klune @UKTor @panmacmillan #TwoForTuesday #TJKlune #SomewhereBeyondTheSea #TheHouseInTheCeruleanSea #CosyFantasy

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday. I was a huge fan of The House In The Cerulean Sea and rate it as one of my favourite books ever. So you can imagine my excitement when a copy of the sequel, Somewhere Beyond The Sea, was sent to the bookshop.

I’m really excited to read it soon though I’m hoping to re-read The House In The Cerulean Sea first as it’s been a while.

Huge thanks to @torbooks and @panmacmillan for sending this to me.

Out 12th September 2024. There is a special Indie edition with beautiful spredges available too. Find out more about the book below ⬇️

If you could live in any bookish world, which one would you choose?

Somewhere Beyond The Sea by TJ Klune

A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.

This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’s The House in the Cerulean Sea, a cosy-fantasy triumph and a New York Times bestseller.

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 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.

The House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he’s spent many dull years monitoring their orphanages.

Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside – including the Antichrist.

At the orphanage, Linus must somehow determine if these children could bring about the end of days. But their guardian, the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. And, as Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must choose: his duty, or his dreams . . .

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, and 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.