The House in the Cerulean Sea (Paperback)
Staff Reviews
Umbrella Academy meets Sound of Music — Linus Baker, caseworker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youths and general rule-follower, is given a top-secret assignment to determine if the six (uniquely dangerous) children under the care of one Arthur Parnassus are safe where they are — and whether the rest of the world is safe from them. He expects the task to be difficult; what he doesn’t expect is to feel like he’s found a family, and a home. One that he would protect and defend no matter the cost. Heartwarming, comforting, beautifully written. In a genre filled with grimdark, we need more cozy fantasies like this.
— AmberApril 2020 Indie Next List
“The House in the Cerulean Sea is a heart-swelling wave of sweetness and hope. Mild-mannered government caseworker Linus Baker is sent on a secret assignment to an island orphanage he’s never even heard of. The astonishing inhabitants he gets to know there will change his life and make him reassess everything he thought he knew. This book will leave you believing in the good in everyone — even those society has given up on — and contemplating how huge changes have to start somewhere.”
— Haley Stocking, Phinney Books, Seattle, WA
Description
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 Riotââ‚ÂÃâ€Ã
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, The Extraordinaries, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's importantââ‚ÂÃâ€ÃÆâââ
Praise For…
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 Riotââ‚ÂÃâ€Ã