SFF

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Tor. (Cerulean Chronicles, Bk. 2). Sept. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9781250881205. $28.99. FANTASY
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Arthur Parnassus knows how one can feel as an orphan—different, feared, and abused. Now as an adult, he ensures that the children under his care on Marsyas Island instead know love, happiness, and opportunity. With the love of his life, Linus Baker, by his side and close friends nearby, Arthur protects the children while giving them space to be themselves. Called before the Department in Charge of Magical Youth to talk about his past, Arthur finds himself pitted against those who believe magic is dangerous and don’t want Arthur, his children, or those like them to be near “normal people.” Will everything Arthur and Linus have created be destroyed? The emotional arcs are epic, taking readers from sadness to laughter, and the children sit front and center in the action.
VERDICT The follow-up to The House in the Cerulean Sea is another heart-wrenching tale of being perceived as different, finding acceptance, and having a place in the world. Fans of Seanan McGuire’s “Wayward Children” series or the writings of Alix E. Harrow will especially want to pick up this duology for its emotional themes and Klune’s bittersweet prose.
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