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| Rise of the Evening Star (Fablehaven) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brandon Mull
Creator: Brandon Dorman
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 8260
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 1416957707
EAN: 9781416957706
ASIN: 1416957707
Publication Date: April 22, 2008
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Condition: brand new
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Product Description
At the end of the school year, Kendra and her brother Seth find themselves racing back to Fablehaven, a refuge for mythical and magical creatures. Grandpa Sorenson, the caretaker, invites three specialists -- a potion master, a magical relics collector, and a mystical creature trapper -- to help protect the property from the Society of the Evening Star, an ancient organization determined to infiltrate the preserve and steal a hidden artifact of great power. Time is running out. The Evening Star is storming the gates. If the artifact falls into the wrong hands, it could mean the downfall of other preserves and possibly the world. Will Kendra learn to use her fairy gifts in time? Will Seth stay out of trouble?
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Book 2 solidifies the series July 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I originally bought Fablehaven for my daughter. I read it first. And I liked it a lot. Its an easy read, but there are some vocabulary words here and there, as well as some easy words that people don't really use much any more.
The second book of Fablehaven is really quite good and its a wonderful followup to the first one.
Two of my favorite lessons from the book:
1) Kids can learn that confidence fixes a lot of problems. This manifests itself in many places in the book. And its true in real life, too.
2) The machinations of evil follow a pattern that holds a lesson. I don't want to give anything away, but its regarding other people's motivations and not to be too naive and trusting. This surfaces at least 3 times in the book and then its spelled out for you. Its a wonderful lesson for teens to use in real life, especially at the age my daughter is.
So, I'm very happy with this book on those levels. There are many other lessons, but you'll have to read the book to find them.
Otherwise, i can only tell you that its an interesting read, entertaining, holds together well. Nothing too scary, but scary enough to be cool and fun. On rare occasions people seem to speak in a bit of a stilted way when they are explaining things, and lack some character depth, but lets not be too picky.
The author does a wonderful job of tying in concepts and mysteries introduced in the first book, as well as laying the groundwork for new concepts and mysteries. For example, you find out how Grandma became transformed in book 1, yet he leaves it at that, leaving the concept to be more thoroughly plumbed in a future book. In short, the series has been thought out ahead of time, which is always a good sign.
These mildly complicated story patterns will be enjoyed by "young at heart" adults as well as children.
All in all, at $6.99 delivered (I'm with amazon prime) its a no-brainer "buy".
I love this new series July 13, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Of course I have read this book. can't wait to read the next one all the books by Brandon Mull were page turners for me.
fablehaven 2 July 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoy this book, However I liked the 1st one better. Looking forward to reading the 3rd edition.
Even better than the first book! September 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This second book in Brandon Mull's wonderfully imaginative Fablehaven series is even better, and more complex, than the first one. Sister and brother Kendra, 14, and Seth, 12, who are being pursued by the evil Society of the Evening Star, return to their grandparents' sanctuary for mythical and magical creatures. Kendra has magical abilities as a result of having been kissed by fairies that make her a target of the Evening Star, and Seth is being chased by a froglike demon that is determined to devour him.
This story begins in middle school near the end of the spring term, when Kendra, with her magical fairy sight, can see that a hottie new eighth-grade boy who the other girls instantly fall in love with is really a hideously ugly kobold.
When the kids arrive at their grandparents' preserve, they find out that Grandpa has hired three specialists: Tanu, a potion master; Coulter, a collector of magical relics; and Vanessa, a capturer of mystical animals. They must keep a powerful artifact, hidden on the refuge, from falling into the hands of the Society of the Evening Star. Grandpa tells Seth and Kendra that the evil organization has an "uncanny ability for infiltration," and it soon becomes apparent that there is a traitor among them. But who? Issues of trust and betrayal are a prominent theme in this fantastical, suspenseful story.
I find this series so enthralling that I read the first book twice within a month, and I'll be rereading this one before going on to the third book, which I'm hearing very good things about and am really looking forward to.
amazing book! July 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoyed the fablehaven books so much. They were a great read for the whole family. Brandon Mull does a superior job keeping the action going and the fun. I had lots of laughs. Everyone who loves young adult fiction/fantasy has to read these!
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