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Fablehaven | 
 enlarge | Author: Brandon Mull
Creator: Brandon Dorman
Publisher: Aladdin
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Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 4873
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416947205
EAN: 9781416947202
ASIN: 1416947205
Publication Date: April 24, 2007
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Product Description
For centuries mystical creatures of all description were gathered into a hidden refuge called Fablehaven to prevent their extinction. The sanctuary survives today as one of the last strongholds of true magic. Enchanting? Absolutely. Exciting? You bet. Safe? Well, actually, quite the opposite. Kendra and her brother, Seth, have no idea that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven. Inside the gated woods, ancient laws keep relative order among greedy trolls, mischievous satyrs, plotting witches, spiteful imps, and jealous fairies. However, when the rules get broken -- Seth is a bit too curious and reckless for his own good -- powerful forces of evil are unleashed, and Kendra and her brother face the greatest challenge of their lives. To save their family, Fablehaven, and perhaps even the world, Kendra and Seth must find the courage to do what they fear most.
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 Wonderful-a perfect story. September 6, 2008
Jessica M. Bartlett (Minnesota)
I love this book. It's like the perfect story- no lulls, a fast read and well written.
 Book is great, Narrator not so much! September 6, 2008
Jsr (USA)
I absolutely love the story! But the Narrators voice drove me nuts. Why can't authors and/or publishers get it that the Narrators for audio books are so important?! It really hurts the whole experience if the person speaking is nasally, has sticky mouth syndrome, or can't do voices well! And this one has all of the above! Let's just get Jim Dale to do every audio book ever recorded and I'd be happy with that!
 Awful August 28, 2008
Bickerstaff (Northern CA)
I'm an adult who thoroughly enjoys the fantasy genre. I had high hopes for this series because of the positive reviews. I decided to buy all three books at the same time because, when I get "into" a series, I really want to read all there is that's available as soon as I can get my hands on them.
With that said, I'm very disappointed with the first book. The writing itself is unimaginative. After reading the first several pages of "Kendra said," "Seth said," " Grandpa said," I started to miss the more descriptive writings of real authors. There is also not much of an atmosphere set. It's hard to describe, but Rowling's or Angie Sage's world is much more detailed and well-thought out than the sparse pedestrian descriptions that Mull lends to us.
The characters are also very unsympathetic and can be pretty annoying. After the nth time that Seth disobeyed his grandfather, even after he's had first-hand experience of the dire consequences, I just wanted to throw the book out the window. Is this boy dense? Adventurous, sure. But does he have to border on stupid? His sister Kendra does nothing really than threaten to "tell" on Seth, and is mostly passive and officious.
Lena could have been interesting, but the character turned out flat and one-dimensional. Grandfather is also flat. I just can't believe how a world that's supposed to be filled with wonder can, in this author's hands, turn out to be totally uninteresting. Even the fairies! Nobody has any personality worth spending time with. Unless it's annoying, I guess.
You know what this book really reminds me of? A very boring version of Dragon Tales!
I thought about returning all three books, but I think I'll keep them as a reminder to not rely on reviews on Amazon.com. And just in case I wasn't clear: Stay away from this series. Get Bartimaeus, or re-read Tolkien (which I'm doing now). Even The Last Apprentice series is more interesting, or The Ranger's Apprentice.
Fablehaven? Eh. Picking lint off the floor is more interesting and ultimately more satisfying than this book.
 Where simply ... is the Love ? August 19, 2008
Bun (Germany)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Where simply ... is the Love in this book ? - Sorry, this may sound empty and hollow, but nevertheless for us (two so-called 'adults' reading aloud to our 8 1/2 yr.old daughter) this phrase really hits the spot here. Love not as romance or sexuality, but as a compelling force, a cohesiveness, a light shining. For example, that the brother Seth and the sister Kendra are often at odds or teasing each other is not what disturbed us about this book, but that the two seemed to be missing any depth of feeling at all, for each other in general, for a trapped and pleading fairy, for a brother grotesquely transformed. And not only these two characters seemed to be lacking the depth of Love. Grandpa and Lena also seemed to be more out of cardboard, clay or metal than human, even though they each had moments showing some feelings.
Where this special ingredient is missing, everything feels flat and not quite resonating. Characters (as those of L.Alexander, C.S.Lewis etc.) draw us in ... and soon we are in love with them ... in a certain way even with the 'bad' guys. But here it just didn't happen ... we never felt that the author was really identifying himself with them ... or - better - that he LOVED to write about them.
We also missed this Love for the whole place Fablehaven ... this most magical, wondrous place of precious creation. We did not read the book to the end. Even as a certain measure of curiosity compelled us to about halfway through, we stopped, realizing that we would much rather re-read ANY of C.S. Lewis' Narnia books, for example, than continue with this one. It was a great relief to put this book down.
Why two stars and not just one ? - because the book itself, as a Hardcover is really nicely done and very pleasant to have in hand. Here ... we could feel the Love ... some one had put into play.
Very Creative....Well-worth your time.. July 24, 2008
Wabby (Utah)
In a post-Harry Potter world, there are many 'wannabe' books/series popping up that are trying to satiate the gap left by the Harry Potter series. This book doesn't try to fill the gap, it tries to carve out it's own niche.
Overall the book is very easy to read with little interruption in the action and flow of the story. Maybe not as deep in plot as Harry Potter, but fits the audience this is targeted towards.
Glad that there is another author willing to break the mold and take us where we haven't been before.
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