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 Riot's 20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies Lambda
Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune's bestselling breakout contemporary fantasy that's 1984
meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in. (Gail Carriger) A magical
island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet solitary life. At forty
he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the
Department in Charge Of Magical Youth he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children
in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper
Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island
Orphanage where six dangerous children reside: a gnome a sprite a wyvern an unidentifiable
green blob a were-Pomeranian and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine
whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days. But the children aren't the only
secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus who
will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer long-held secrets are
exposed and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn. An enchanting
story masterfully told The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of
discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place-and realizing that family is yours.
