In the beautiful coastal state of Connecticut dotted with rural towns lies one of the secret and exotic preserve of Fablehaven!!! Big secret, right?? What is even more unknown is the exact location of this restricted preserve described beautifully in the books of the same name by the world-renowned author Brandon Mull.
This fantasy series follow the adventures of the legendary brother sister duo of Kendra and Seth Sorenson. Havoc strikes their life when their favorite set of grandparents suddenly pass away and write off an eleven-day Scandinavian cruise for their parents in their will. Left with their other set of grandparents, the Sorensons who have rarely ever been a part of their lives, Kendra and Seth don’t know that they are the caretakers of a secret and hidden preserve consisting of magical and supernatural creatures bound by ancient laws and treaties.
When the duo realizes the secret of the preserve and unknowingly unleash forces of evil, it’s up to them to embark on journeys one after the other to face problems that could wreck the mankind. Will our heroes save humanity or will they fail in their duties??
The wonder filled adventures and dangerous expeditions of his characters often came from Brandon Mull’s uncanny imaginations. He has claimed to been caught daydreaming his days more than doing anything else!! He has never released much information about his life but what is widely known is that he resides in a sweet little valley close to a canyon with his small family. He has spent a couple of years of his life in the Atacama Desert learning juggling and Spanish.
A novelist by profession with a degree in public relations, he has diversly worked as a filing clerk, a copywriter, a comedian, a movie promoter and in the chicken department of a grocery store.
He claims to have always secretly wanted to write books and figured that if he could write a good scene, he could write a good novel. He says that while his book “Beyonders” is the reason he wrote books; it was his book Fablehaven that surpassed all his expectations with the sudden fame it got.
Trivia facts about Brandon Mull
- He once earned a gold medal for a pudding eating contest in a park.
- He used to live on a side of a mountain that overlooked a prison! Nothing like starting one’s day by looking at a jail!!
- Patton Burgess from his Fablehaven series was named after his ancestor Patton Mull.
- It just took him five months to think, write and edit the first Fablehaven book.
- He never expected Fablehaven series to get published in thirty foreign languages.
- He has published fourteen New York Times best-sellers, with fablehaven being one of them.
One of the best books you will find out there competing even with the Harry Potter series, Fablehaven is a series which can be said as a gift to the future generations’ holistic imagination. Brandon Mull hopes that his books take readers on lively ride where they meet characters whom they care about. He also hopes his books give the children a good reason to read.
One of his famous quotes goes as the following, “Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistake of others.” He has also used this quote in most of his series’ or has brought the idea of it along with many other ideals and values. Books of such a great author should be must reads in everyone’s reading lists.
Authored By
Masoomi S.Nevgi
