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

This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune’sThe House in the Cerulean Sea, a cosy-fantasy triumph and aNew York Timesbestseller.

Arthur Parnassus has built a good life on the ashes of a bad one. Hes headmaster at an orphanage for magical children, on a peculiar island, assisted by love-of-his-life Linus Baker. And together, theyll 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. Its also a fight for the better future that all magical people deserve. Then when a new magical child joins their island home, Arthur knows theyve 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 Seais 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.