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A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER!A 2021 Alex Award winner!The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner!
An Indie Next Pick!One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020"One of Book Riot's "20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies"Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune's bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger)Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world.
Arthur Parnassus is the master of 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.
The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place-and realizing that family is yours.
"
1984 meets
The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." -Gail Carriger,
New York Times bestselling author of
Soulless
About the author
TJ KLUNE is the #1
New York Times and #1
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.
Summary
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 hes 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 theyre likely to
