Somewhere Beyond the Sea

In the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, Arthur Parnassus is now a father in every way that matters, raising six magical children on Marsyas Island alongside the love of his life, Linus Baker. But the safety they have built is fragile. When Arthur is called to speak publicly about his own painful history in a government facility, he steps into a larger fight over how magical people are seen, feared, and controlled.

Into this comes a new child, one who has learned to arm himself with the very word Arthur spent years shielding his family from: monster. Welcoming him tests everything the household has become and forces Arthur to face his past so the children can have a future.

Told this time largely from Arthur's point of view, TJ Klune's follow-up keeps the warmth and humor of the first book while turning more directly toward advocacy, chosen family, and the cost of standing up.