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Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea
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In the sequel to 2020’s much-admired The House in the Cerulean Sea, author T.J. Klune returns to the mysterious orphanage on Marsyas Island and its menagerie of magical children and creatures. Klune’s queer-friendly themes of unconditional love and found family have attracted a loyal readership. (He also won last year’s Science Fiction GCA for In the Lives of Puppets.)

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