Brandon Mull Books in Order
Brandon Mull has written 35 books, published between 2006 and 2026. The first book is Fablehaven (2006) and the newest is Forbidden Mountain (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 2006–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 35 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,164 in 20 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 136–204 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,164 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
Brandon Mull, born November 8, 1974, is an American writer of children's fantasy. Fablehaven (2006) is the first catalogued book and the series most associated with Mull, along with Dragonwatch, The Candy Shop War, the Beyonders trilogy and Five Kingdoms, and Mull also launched the Spirit Animals series. The catalogue counts 35 books through Forbidden Mountain (2026). Tolkien, C. S. Lewis and J. K. Rowling are Mull's stated influences, and dragons, fairies and mythical creatures fill the subjects.
In the Five Kingdoms series, a trip to a haunted house on Halloween sends Cole into a world called the Outskirts, where magic is real. When Cole's friends go missing, a girl named Mira helps him search for them and work to restore balance to the Outskirts, across five books.
How many Brandon Mull books are there?
Brandon Mull has 35 books, released between 2006 and 2026. They include 7 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.
Brandon Mull Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 Brandon Mull books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120063683/4
- 22007–2/4
- 320074483/4
- 420084963/4
- 52009–2/4
- 620095443/4
- 72010–3/4
- 820114543/4
- 92012–2/4
- 102012–2/4
- 1120124832/4
- 1220132084/4
- 132013–2/4
- 1420144483/4
- 1520141862/4
- 1620144963/4
- 172015–2/4
- 1820155123/4
- 1920161922/4
- 2020165283/4
- 2120173762/4
- 22Dragonwatch Book 12018 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420183841/4
- 232018–2/4
- 2420184342/4
- 25Smarter Than a Monster2019 · confirmed 2/42019–2/4
- 262019–2/4
- 2720205352/4
- 282021642/4
- 2920216082/4
- 30Return of the Dragon Slayers2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 312023–2/4
- 3220234002/4
- 332024–2/4
- 342025–2/4
- 352026–2/4
Brandon Mull series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Dragonwatch books in order 6 books
- Beyonders books in order 3 books
- Fablehaven books in order 8 books
Brandon Mull books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Fablehaven books in order
6 books by Brandon MullFive Kingdoms in order
5 booksCandy Shop War in order
3 booksSpirit Animals in order
3 booksPingo in order
2 booksFablehaven Companion in order
2 booksTales of Newel and Doren in order
1 bookGuardians in order
1 bookStandalone books
3 books3 Brandon Mull titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Brandon Mull books in order?
You only need to read Brandon Mull books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Brandon Mull
Start with the first book of the Brandon Mull series you want to read: Dragonwatch starts with Dragonwatch (2017), Beyonders starts with A World Without Heroes (2011) and Fablehaven starts with Fablehaven (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is Fablehaven (2006).
What is the newest Brandon Mull book?
Forbidden Mountain (2026) is the newest Brandon Mull book released so far.
Is there a new Brandon Mull book coming?
No next Brandon Mull book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Brandon Mull has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Brandon Mull. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Whitney Awards2007Won
Brandon Mull at a glance
- Still publishing
- Brandon Mull published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Brandon Mull books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,164 pages across the 20 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Brandon Mull books, 20 of 35, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 35 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 11 in at least three.
What the Brandon Mull books are about
29 of the 35 Brandon Mull books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 21 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 21 of 29 books
- Magic 20 of 29 books
- Children's fiction 19 of 29 books
- Adventure stories 11 of 29 books
- Mythical Creatures 10 of 29 books
- Action 7 of 29 books
- Dragons 7 of 29 books
- Friendship 5 of 29 books
- Brownies (folklore) 3 of 29 books