Welcome back to Stories from Among the Stars,

the science fiction anthology series home to bold characters,

daring adventures, and smart, compelling science fiction and fantasy.

With our next season just around the corner,

we wanted to invite a special guest on the show today

to tell you why you should be excited about the next

audiobook we'll be featuring.

Daniel, take it away.

Thank you, Chloe.

Hello, everyone.

I'm Daniel Henning, and I'm so excited to share that the next season will be

T.J. Clunes, The House and the Surreelian Sea.

I was lucky enough to narrate the audiobook of this amazing story,

and it's truly one of the most special books that I've ever worked on.

And I knew it the second I read the first sentence.

I connected so deeply with T.J.'s writing.

I think you will, too.

You are in for a real treat, because this book is truly magical. It tells the story of

Linus Baker, a caseworker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, who leads a quiet,

solitary life overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

That is, until he's unexpectedly given a curious and highly classified assignment.

He is to travel to the mysterious Marseus Island orphanage where the six most dangerous magical

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