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.[1] 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."[2] 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, C. S. Lewis, and J. K. Rowling.[3]
Biography
Mull went to Westlake Elementary School in Westlake. Mull then moved to Connecticut, where he attended Rochambeau Middle School as a student, and also where the Fablehaven series takes place.[2] He then moved back to Westlake Village and attended Westlake High School for his senior year. He currently lives in Highland, Utah and graduated from BYU (Brigham Young University) in Utah.[4] Brandon served a two year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chile.[5]
Brandon Mull has worked as a comedian, a filing clerk, a patio installer, a movie promoter, a copywriter, and briefly as a chicken stacker.[5]
Mull is writing a new 3-book series called "The Beyonders". The first book, due in March 2011, will be titled "A World Without Heroes". He also is going to write a sequel to "The Candy Shop War", titled "The Arcadeland Catastrophe".
List of works
Fablehaven
- Fablehaven – (June 14, 2006)
- Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star – Shadow Mountain (May 1, 2007)
- Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague – Shadow Mountain (April 21, 2008)
- Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary – Shadow Mountain (March 24, 2009)
- Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison – Shadow Mountain (March 23, 2010)
Other books
- The Candy Shop War – Shadow Mountain (September 11, 2007)
- Pingo – Shadow Mountain (August 5, 2009) (for ages 4–8)
Film productions
On Mull's website, (included in external links), he has said that Fablehaven and The Candy Shop War have been optioned by Avi Arad, (Fablehaven), and New Regency, (The Candy Shop War).
References
External links
- Fablehaven official site
- Candy Shop War official site
- Brandon Mull's website
- Brandon Mull's blog
- Glenn Beck CNN Headline News Interview
- Interview with Seattle based Talk Show the Dr. Pat Show
- Vorlage:Isfdb name
- ↑ Will the Next Harry Potter Be a Mormon?
- ↑ a b Chris Howard: Interview With Brandon Mull
- ↑ Teens Read Too - Interview with Brandon Mull
- ↑ AZ Central - 'Fablehaven' author Brandon Mull
- ↑ a b Deseret News - Mull converted daydreaming into dream job Referenzfehler: Ungültiges
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