The House in the Cerulean Sea
An Uplifting, Heartwarming Cosy Fantasy
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4.5 • 244 Ratings
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Publisher Description
‘I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect’
– V. E. Schwab, Sunday Times bestselling author of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
A cosy, enchanting story about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an uplifting, heart-warming queer fantasy from TJ Klune, a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author.
***This edition includes a beautiful sprayed edge, perfect for fans and collectors***
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 . . .
Continue the adventure with the second instalment in the Cerulean Chronicles, Somewhere Beyond the Sea.
‘A modern fairy tale . . . It’s a beautiful book’ – Charlaine Harris, number one New York Times bestselling author
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Readers fell in love with The House in the Cerulean Sea:
‘I was completely captivated’ – Goodreads review
‘A tale as beautiful as this one should be compulsory reading’ – Amazon review
‘This quirky fantasy will sweep you away’ – The New York Times
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Quirk and charm give way to a serious exploration of the dangers of complacency in this delightful, thought-provoking Orwellian fantasy from Klune (Heartsong). Caseworker Linus Baker of the Department in Charge of Magical Youths (DICOMY) believes he is doing right by the preternaturally gifted children placed in DICOMY-sanctioned orphanages. But Linus begins to question DICOMY's methods when the ominous Extremely Upper Management tasks Linus with evaluating the isolated Marsyas Island Orphanage and reporting not only on the island's extraordinary children among them a female gnome, a blob of uncertain species who wants to be a bellhop, and a shy teenage boy who turns into a small dog when startled but also on the orphanage master, Arthur Parnassus. The bonds Linus forms with the children and the romantic connection he feels for Arthur set Linus on a path toward redemption for the unwitting harm he caused as a cog in an uncaring bureaucratic machine. By turns zany and heartfelt, this tale of found family is hopeful to its core. Readers will revel in Klune's wit and ingenuity.
Customer Reviews
A must for queer readers!
I couldn’t have said it better but it really is that being wrapped in a big gay warm cerulean blanket!
Loved it
I laughed and cried reading this book x beautiful characters and life changing message x BRAVO x
INCREDIBLE
The most amazing book j have ever read, I love it sm!