First of all if you ever get a chance to hear Brandon Mull speak, jump on it. He's engaging and you will have a much better appreciation for his work after hearing his life story. He says he writes now to satisfy his 36 year old self as well as his "10 year old inner child." It sounds like he has been creating elaborate fantasy stories in his head for as long as he can remember and we're just lucky he is able to translate them all so well onto paper.
The first of his next series, The Beyonders, is due out March 15th. He says they are written for a slightly older audience (Amazon shows ages 9-12; Titlewave gr. 5-8). The first one is an impressive 464 pages. Mull spoke about the Harry Potter phenomenon and being thrilled to see that there was acceptance and a market for books which appealed to both young people and adults and how nice it was to know the right story could hold a young reader's attention even if it was several hundred pages. Middle schools especially and even high schools with fans of the Fablehaven series may want to give these a try. Katie
The first of his next series, The Beyonders, is due out March 15th. He says they are written for a slightly older audience (Amazon shows ages 9-12; Titlewave gr. 5-8). The first one is an impressive 464 pages. Mull spoke about the Harry Potter phenomenon and being thrilled to see that there was acceptance and a market for books which appealed to both young people and adults and how nice it was to know the right story could hold a young reader's attention even if it was several hundred pages. Middle schools especially and even high schools with fans of the Fablehaven series may want to give these a try. Katie
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