Somewhere Beyond the Sea
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4.3 • 88 Ratings
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Publisher Description
"Narrator Daniel Henning brings his signature versatility, emotional connection, and perfect comedic timing to the latest in the acclaimed Cerulean Chronicles series."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)
"Daniel Henning’s articulate, earnest narration winningly underscores Somewhere Beyond the Sea’s central themes of self-confidence, kindness, acceptance of others and the importance of working for sociopolitical reform."—Bookpage
Somewhere Beyond the Sea is the hugely anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, one of the best-loved and best-selling fantasy novels of the past decade.
A magical house. A secret past. A summons that could change everything.
Arthur Parnassus lives a good life, built on the ashes of a bad one. He’s the headmaster of a strange orphanage on a distant and peculiar island, and he hopes to soon be the adoptive father to the six magical and so-called dangerous children who live there.
Arthur works hard and loves with his whole heart so none of the children ever feel the neglect and pain that he once felt as an orphan on that very same island so long ago. And he is not alone: joining him is the love of his life, Linus Baker, a former caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth; Zoe Chapelwhite, the island’s sprite; and her girlfriend, Mayor Helen Webb. Together, they will do anything to protect the children.
But when Arthur is summoned to make a public statement about his dark past, he finds himself at the helm of a fight for the future that his family, and all magical people, deserve.
And when a new magical child hopes to join them on their island home—one who finds power in calling himself monster, a name Arthur worked so hard to protect his children from—Arthur knows they’re at a breaking point: their family will either grow stronger than ever or fall apart.
Welcome back to Marsyas Island. This is Arthur’s story.
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.
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A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
All of your heartstrings will be plucked by this cozy fantasy about magically talented children and the two men fighting to keep them safe from a repressive government. Orphanage owner Arthur Parnassus had hoped that his public testimony about his past as an abused magical child would lead to reforms in his country’s treatment of magical youth. Instead, an ambitious and unethical politician is attempting to amplify worries about the dangers such individuals pose for his own gain. As a new government inspector threatens the family that Arthur and his new fiancé, Linus Baker, have formed with their magical wards, they find themselves with unexpected new allies. In this sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune examines prejudice, political opportunism, and childhood trauma through a fantasy lens. But he balances that pain with the joy of found family and true romance. Daniel Henning’s appealing, compassionate narration enhances the warm fuzzies you will undoubtedly experience; he makes the listener feel safe and protected, even when our protagonists seem most endangered. Soon, you, too, will be dreaming of somewhere beyond the sea, where a happy ending floats just within reach.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely amazing!
The love that TJ has to write this book is astounding. You are my favorite author. Thank you for being you!
Binge-worthy!!!
Enjoyed just as much as the first of the series. Hoping for more!
LOVED IT!
I couldn’t stop listening to it!