The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 13 books · 2006 to 2021

Brandon Mull

Children’sMiddle-grade fantasyAdventure and mystery

Brandon Mull writes fantasy adventures for young readers. In Fablehaven, Kendra and Seth Sorenson discover that their grandparents look after a secret preserve for magical creatures; in Beyonders, a boy falls into a world where the hero must be from somewhere else.

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Brandon Mull books in order

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Fablehaven

5 books · Set in invented worldsMiddle-grade fantasyAdventure and mystery
  1. 1Fablehaven2006With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Rise of the Evening Star2007With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Grip of the Shadow Plague2008With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary2009With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Keys to the Demon Prison2010With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon

Dragonwatch

5 books · Set in invented worldsMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1Dragonwatch2017With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Wrath of the Dragon King2018With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Master of the Phantom Isle2019With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Champion of the Titan Games2020With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Return of the Dragon Slayers2021With Kendra Sorenson and Seth SorensonBuy on Amazon

Beyonders

3 books · Set in invented worldsMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1A World Without Heroes2011With Jason Walker and RachelBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Seeds of Rebellion2012With Jason Walker and RachelBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Chasing the Prophecy2013With Jason Walker and RachelBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Fablehaven

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