Fablehaven
Two siblings discover their grandparents' estate is a secret preserve for mythical creatures, and dark forces threaten to overthrow it.
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Siblings Kendra and Seth Sorenson are dropped at their grandparents' rural Connecticut estate for two weeks. The grounds turn out to be Fablehaven, a sanctuary for hidden creatures bound by very specific rules.
Brandon Mull's original Fablehaven series has five books. He has continued the world with the Dragonwatch sequel series, which is also five books and concludes the larger arc.
Fablehaven is middle grade, recommended for readers 9 to 13. The fantasy preserve premise and ensemble cast make it especially popular with kids transitioning from Percy Jackson.
Fablehaven was written by Brandon Mull, published in 2009 by Aladdin.
Fablehaven is 344 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Fablehaven takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Fablehaven is a standalone novel by Brandon Mull, not part of a series.
Fablehaven is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
