Brandon Mull
Encyclopedia
Brandon Mull is an American writer who is best known as the author of the Fablehaven fantasy series, which is a New York Times' bestseller. Mull has also written The Candy Shop War
. Because many young readers are interested in his books, Brandon crosses the country talking to students, with the message that "imagination can take you places." In an interview, Brandon Mull said
The greatest inspiration for his stories are J. R. R. Tolkien
, C. S. Lewis
, and J. K. Rowling
.
. Mull then attended Pine Hollow Middle School as a student, and then attended Clayton Valley. He currently lives in Highland
, Utah
and graduated from BYU
(Brigham Young University) in Utah. While at BYU Brandon led the sketch comedy group Divine Comedy (BYU)
. Brandon served a two year mission
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile
.
Brandon Mull has worked as a comedian, a filing clerk, a patio installer, a movie promoter, a copywriter, and briefly as a chicken stacker.
Mull is writing a new 3-book series called "The Beyonders". The first book, was published on the 15th of March, 2011.
He also is going to write a sequel to "The Candy Shop War", titled "The Arcadeland Catastrophe" to release in the second half of 2011.
Brandon lives happily with his wife, Mary, and their four children.
have been optioned by Avi Arad
and New Regency (respectively).
The Candy Shop War
The Candy Shop War is a fantasy novel by Brandon Mull.-Preview:What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills...
. Because many young readers are interested in his books, Brandon crosses the country talking to students, with the message that "imagination can take you places." In an interview, Brandon Mull said
"I've been trying to pull off a writing career, dreaming of it since high school and trying sincerely since college, which has been quite a few years already, so."
The greatest inspiration for his stories are J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
, C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
, and J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
Joanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
.
Biography
Mull went to Mt. Diablo Elementary School in Concord, CaliforniaConcord, California
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
. Mull then attended Pine Hollow Middle School as a student, and then attended Clayton Valley. He currently lives in Highland
Highland, Utah
Highland is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is approximately thirty miles from Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 census the population was 15,523, a 90.0% increase over the 2000 figure of 8,172...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and graduated from BYU
BYU
-Education:* Brigham Young University, a university located in Provo, Utah, USA administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.**BYU Salt Lake Center, a satellite center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...
(Brigham Young University) in Utah. While at BYU Brandon led the sketch comedy group Divine Comedy (BYU)
Divine Comedy (BYU)
Divine Comedy is a sketch comedy group sponsored by Brigham Young University. It is known for its parodies of Mormon culture. It also conducts other parodies, for instance their parody of Katy Perry's song firework firebolt....
. Brandon served a two year mission
Missionary (LDS Church)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
.
Brandon Mull has worked as a comedian, a filing clerk, a patio installer, a movie promoter, a copywriter, and briefly as a chicken stacker.
Mull is writing a new 3-book series called "The Beyonders". The first book, was published on the 15th of March, 2011.
He also is going to write a sequel to "The Candy Shop War", titled "The Arcadeland Catastrophe" to release in the second half of 2011.
Brandon lives happily with his wife, Mary, and their four children.
Fablehaven
- FablehavenFablehaven (book)Fablehaven is a fantasy book written by Brandon Mull. The book was released on July 30, 2006. It is the first book in the Fablehaven series.-Plot summary :...
, Shadow Mountain, 14 June 2006, ISBN 978-1590385814 - Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening StarFablehaven: Rise of the Evening StarFablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star is a fantasy novel written by Brandon Mull. The book was released on May 31, 2007. It is the second book in the Fablehaven series. Its sequel is Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague.-Plot introduction :...
, Shadow Mountain, 1 May 2007, ISBN 978-1590387429 - Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow PlagueFablehaven: Grip of the Shadow PlagueFablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague is the third novel in the Fablehaven fantasy series written by Brandon Mull. The book was released on April 21, 2008.- Plot summary :...
, Shadow Mountain, 12 April 2008, ISBN 978-1590388983 - Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon SanctuaryFablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon SanctuaryFablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary is the fourth novel in the The New York Times bestselling Fablehaven series.-Plot introduction:...
, Shadow Mountain, 24 March 2009, ISBN 978-1606410424 - Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon PrisonFablehaven: Keys to the Demon PrisonFablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison is the fifth and final installment in The New York Times bestselling Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull.-Plot:...
, Shadow Mountain, 23 March 2010, ISBN 978-1606412381
Beyonders
- A World Without Heroes, AladdinAladdin PaperbacksAladdin Paperbacks is one of several children's-book imprints owned by Simon & Schuster.It was established by Jean E. Karl at Atheneum Books where she was the founding director of the children's department . Atheneum merged with or was acquired by Scribner's in 1978, then MacMillan in 1984, before...
, March 15, 2011, ISBN 978-1416997924 - Seeds of Rebellion, AladdinAladdin PaperbacksAladdin Paperbacks is one of several children's-book imprints owned by Simon & Schuster.It was established by Jean E. Karl at Atheneum Books where she was the founding director of the children's department . Atheneum merged with or was acquired by Scribner's in 1978, then MacMillan in 1984, before...
, March 20, 2012, ISBN 978-1416997948
Other books
- The Candy Shop WarThe Candy Shop WarThe Candy Shop War is a fantasy novel by Brandon Mull.-Preview:What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills...
, Shadow Mountain, 11 September 2007, ISBN 978-1590387832 - The Arcadeland Catastrophe (announced)
- Pingo, illustrated by Brandon Dorman, Shadow Mountain, 5 August 2009, ISBN 978-1606411094, for ages 4–8
Film productions
On Mull's website, (included in external links), he has said that Fablehaven and The Candy Shop WarThe Candy Shop War
The Candy Shop War is a fantasy novel by Brandon Mull.-Preview:What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills...
have been optioned by Avi Arad
Avi Arad
Avi Arad is an Israeli-American businessman. He became the CEO of the company Toy Biz in the 1990s, and soon afterward became the chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment, a Marvel director, chairman, CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios....
and New Regency (respectively).