Brandon Mull will be at Children’s Book World on April 25th, 2026 at 2:00pm
Children’s Book World is thrilled to welcome Brandon Mull, the #1-New York Times-bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. We’ll help Brandon celebrate his epic new fantasy: Guardians, Forbidden Mountain, set in a world where children bond with a spiritual guide — some promising greatness and glory, while others, destruction and death.
Brandon will be here on Saturday, April 25th at 2:00pm. He will share his creative process, his inspirations for creating these fantastical worlds, and will, of course, meet you, sign your copy of Guardians and take a photo with you. Brandon’s new book, Guardians: Forbidden Mountain, must be purchased at Children’s Book World to enter the signing line.
This deluxe hardcover edition features exquisitely designed sprayed edges complete with gold swords!
About Brandon Mull
Brandon Mull is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven, Beyonders, and Five Kingdoms series. A kinetic thinker, Brandon enjoys bouncing balls, squeezing stress toys, and popping bubble wrap. He lives in Utah in a happy little valley near the mouth of a canyon with his family.
About Guardians: Forbidden Mountain
Every Anoran child dreams of the day they will enter the sacred bonding hut and match with a guardian—a spiritual guide who grants magically enhanced abilities. A lucky few will bond with Advocates, who promise greatness and glory. Others will be tempted by forbidden offers from the Accursed—dangerous spirits who bring nothing but destruction and a penalty of death to any Anoran who chooses them. But when Mako discovers that the worst of these agents of chaos has returned to spread an ancient evil through the empire, he faces an unthinkable choice: Will he bond with one of the Accursed to gain the power to stop another?
Halfway across the empire, Arden has no guardian and no prospects of adventure…until she infiltrates an underground criminal network to find her missing friend. Relying on her knack for sensing the truth through even the smoothest lies, Arden finds herself at the center of a sinister conspiracy that runs much deeper than she ever imagined.
Soon Mako’s and Arden’s fates collide, and together they must face bandit armies, dark secrets, and untold dangers to fight an enemy who could destroy all they’ve ever known.