Brandon Mull
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Mull at Mountain-Con in 2008
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| Born | November 8, 1974 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Brigham Young University |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
| Period | 2006 – current |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, fantasy |
| Notable works | Fablehaven series, the Beyonders series, and the Five Kingdoms series |
| Children | 5 |
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Brandon Mull is an American author best known for the New York Times bestselling fantasy series, Fablehaven. Mull has also written The Candy Shop War, the Beyonders trilogy, and the Five Kingdoms series, as well as numerous other popular young adult novels. Mull travels the country speaking to students, with the message that "imagination can take you places."
He has stated that his greatest inspirations for his stories are J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and J. K. Rowling.
Brandon Mull went to Mt. Diablo Elementary School in Clayton, California, United States. Mull then attended Pine Hollow Middle School as a student, and then attended Clayton Valley. He currently lives in Alpine, Utah and graduated from BYU (Brigham Young University) in Utah. While at BYU Mull led the sketch comedy group Divine Comedy (BYU). Mull 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.
Brandon Mull also spearheaded a seven-book series called Spirit Animals. Each book is written by a different author, but he was given the charge to create the fantasy world where the characters will live, and all the books will be based. The first installment, written by Brandon, is called Wild Born and was released in September 2013.
Another series Brandon Mull has authored is called Five Kingdoms. The first book is titled Sky Raiders and was released March 11, 2014. The second installment, Rogue Knight, arrived November 18, 2014. The third, Crystal Keepers, also arrived on March 17, 2015. The fourth, Death Weavers, was recently released on March 1, 2016. Of this series, Brandon Mull says, "It'll be for the kind of readers who liked Fablehaven. A Halloween spook alley turns out to be a front for slave traders taking kids into another world. It'll be cool, promise."
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