Fablehaven (novel)

Fablehaven is a 2006 fantasy novel written by Brandon Mull. The book centers on two siblings, Kendra and Seth Sorenson, who visit their grandfather's mansion, which unbeknownst to most of the world, is a reserve for mystical creatures. The grandfather and the caretakers are eventually kidnapped by imps, forcing the siblings to find and rescue them while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahumat. Mull, having wanted to become a fantasy novelist ever since he was a child, submitted a manuscript to various publishers. Though the manuscript was rejected, Chris Schoebinger of Shadow Mountain Publishing took a liking for Mull's writing style and suggested to Mull writing a different type of novel. The novel would become Fablehaven, which took five months to write. The book was published on June 14, 2006. Fablehaven was met with commercial success and generally positive reception. It sold 20,000 copies a few months after release, and eventually reached two million copies sold in the United States by 2011. It was the first book of a five-book series, which lasted from 2006 to 2010 and would become a New York Times bestseller. Mull eventually wrote and released Dragonwatch, a sequel series that lasted from 2017 to 2021.