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Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel | 2025 | Shortlist |
| World Fantasy Award for Best Novel | 2025 | Shortlist |
| Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy | 2024 | Winner |
About This Book
Arthur Parnassus and Linus Baker are living happily together with their magical children on Marsyas Island—until a politician threatens their found family and their way of life. The long-awaited sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea is a warm, emotionally resonant fantasy about love, chosen family, and protecting what matters most. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy 2024.
About the Author
TJ KluneAmerican
Travis John Klune (born May 20, 1982) is an American author of fantasy and romantic fiction, best known for his New York Times bestselling novel The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020). Born and raised in Roseburg, Oregon, Klune began writing fiction as a child and eventually left a career as an insurance claims examiner to write full time. He is openly queer and has ADHD, and his personal experiences with asexuality, queerness, and neurodiversity deeply inform the characters and themes in his work. Read more →
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