The Best Order to Read TJ Klune’s Books

Published by PangoBooks, Jan. 14, 2025


Cozy fantasy is one of our favorite subgenres, and no one does it better than TJ Klune. His best-known work, The House in the Cerulean Sea, tells the story of a lonely man, a group of magical children, and the found family they create, winning him the Alex Award and the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Adult Literature.


But his bibliography stretches beyond the 2020 title. Into This River won the Lambda Literary Award, while The Extraordinaries netted him the Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner. Explore all his heartwarming tales, see his most popular works, and check out other authors like Klune below.

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The most popular TJ Klune books

Want to know where to start with TJ Klune? See his best-selling titles below.

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5. Somewhere Beyond the Sea (2024)

In this spell-binding sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea, Arthur Parnassus is on the brink of getting everything he ever wanted. But when a new child arrives on their island and Arthur's past catches up to him, everything he loves and has worked so hard for threatens to come apart.


Average rating on Pango: 4.32 ★★★★☆

  • "T.J. Klune is the master of creating lovingly imperfect characters." - Laura Ross


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Wolfsong (2016)

In this first book of the Green Creek series, Klune introduces us to Ox, a lonely boy whose father taught him one thing: no one will ever understand you. But when he meets Joe Bennett, a secret werewolf who has just moved into town with his family, he discovers the power of community. And when old enemies arrive, Ox is ready to take a stand in order to protect the family he has found.


Average rating on Pango: 5.00 ★★★★★

  • "I love love love this book. The characters, along with the storyline, were so well written." - Wei Ying's Lotus


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The Extraordinaries (2019)

For the most part, there is nothing extraordinary about Nick Bell. The most interesting thing about him is probably his popular Extraordinaries fanfictions. But when he meets his celebrity hero crush, Shadow Star, Nick is determined to make himself into something more special, enlisting the help of his best friend, Seth Gray, who has more than a few reservations about this project.


Average rating on Pango: 4.25 ★★★★☆

  • "This was definitely more juvenile than the other books I have read by TJ Klune, but still an awesome story and a good feel-good between all my dark stories." - The Book Return


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Under the Whispering Door (2021)

Workaholic Wallace Price may be dead, but he hasn't quite yet crossed over. When he is given one week before he has to cross, he decides to live the life he never got to live. With humor, warmth, and whimsy, Under the Whispering Door asks us to reflect on how we want to make the most of our time on Earth.


Average rating on Pango: 4.30 ★★★★☆

  • "Anyone that has grieved for a loss understands the hollowness that it brings. This story makes that hole just a little smaller and shines a little brighter. It gave me a peace I didn’t know I was looking for." - AndaT


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The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020)

When Linus Baker receives an assignment to visit the Marsyas Island Orphanage, he has no idea how much his life is about to change. When he arrives on the island, he meets six magical children whose fates are in his hands and their charismatic caretaker, Arthur Parnassus, who is fiercely protective of the children. But to protect their new family, they must endanger the entire world.


Average rating on Pango: 4.62

  • "Rich and beautiful characters. This book made me fall in love with reading again." - Jessika's Book Burrow


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TJ Klune books in order

Want to explore all of Klune's backlist? See how you can read them in chronological order by publication.


  1. The Bear, Otter, and the Kid Chronicles book 1: Bear, Otter and the Kid (2011)
  2. The Bear, Otter, and the Kid Chronicles book 2: Who We Are (2012)
  3. Burn (2012)
  4. Into This River I Drown (2013)
  5. The Bear, Otter, and the Kid Chronicles book 3: The Art of Breathing (2014)
  6. Tales from Verania series book 1: The Lightning-Struck Heart (2015)
  7. How to Be series book 1: How to Be a Normal Person (2015)
  8. The Immemorial Year series book 1: Withered + Sere (2016)
  9. The Immemorial Year series book 2: Crisped + Sere (2016)
  10. The Green Creek series book 1: Wolfsong (2016)
  11. Murmuration (2016)
  12. The Bear, Otter, and the Kid Chronicles book 4: The Long and Winding Road (2017)
  13. Tales from Verania series book 2: A Destiny of Dragons (2017)
  14. Tales from Verania series book 3: The Consumption of Magic (2017)
  15. Tales from Verania series Book 4: A Wish Upon the Stars (2018)
  16. The Green Creek series book 2: Ravensong (2018)
  17. How to Be series Book 2: How to Be a Movie Star (2019)
  18. The Green Creek series book 3: Heartsong (2020)
  19. The Cerulean Chronicles book 1: The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020)
  20. The Extraordinaries series book 1: The Extraordinaries (2020)
  21. Tales from Verania series Book 5: Fairytales from Verania (2021)
  22. The Extraordinaries series book 2: Flash Fire (2021)
  23. Under the Whispering Door (2021)
  24. Tales from Verania series Book 6: The Damning Stone (2022)
  25. The Extraordinaries series book 3: Heat Wave (2022)
  26. In the Lives of Puppets (2023)
  27. The Green Creek series book 4: Brothersong (2024)
  28. The Cerulean Chronicles book 2: Somewhere Beyond the Sea (2024)
  29. The Bones Beneath My Skin (2025)
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