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Book cover of The House in the Cerulean Sea
The House in the Cerulean SeaT. J. KluneCerulean Chronicles, book 1

Characters in The House in the Cerulean Sea

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Linus Baker

    A rule-bound caseworker sent to evaluate a mysterious orphanage of magical children.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Supporting characters

  • Arthur Parnassus

    The enigmatic master of the orphanage who holds its unusual household together.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Miss Lucy

    A cheerful six-year-old who is also the Antichrist.

  • Zoe Chapelwhite

    An undocumented sprite who lives on and cares for Marsyas Island.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Talia (Cerulean Chronicles)

    A gnome living at the orphanage on Marsyas Island, one of the six magical children in Arthur Parnassus's care.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Theodore (Cerulean Chronicles)

    A rare wyvern living at the orphanage on Marsyas Island, one of the six magical children in Arthur Parnassus's care.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Chauncey

    An amorphous, tentacled being living at the orphanage on Marsyas Island, one of the six magical children in Arthur Parnassus's care.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Sal (Cerulean Chronicles)

    A shapeshifter able to become a Pomeranian, one of the six magical children living at the orphanage on Marsyas Island.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea

  • Phee

    A forest sprite with exceptional magical power, one of the six magical children living at the orphanage on Marsyas Island.

    Also in Somewhere Beyond the Sea