A World Without Heroes

By: Brandon Mull

Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb

Length: 14 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable - until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen. In the past, the people of Lyrian welcomed visitors from the Beyond, but attitudes have changed since the wizard emperor Maldor rose to power. The brave resistors who opposed the emperor have been bought off or broken, leaving a realm where fear and suspicion prevail.

In his search for a way home, Jason meets Rachel, who was also mysteriously drawn to Lyrian from our world. With the help of a few scattered rebels, Jason and Rachel become entangled in a quest to piece together the word of power that can destroy the emperor, and learn that their best hope to find a way home will be to save this world without heroes.

©2011 Brandon Mull (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Great book. Cliff hanger!

Fascinating world, likable characters, great narrator, interesting plot…but ends in a cliff hanger. It makes me want to get the next in the series to see what happens next! Now, the cliff hanger isn’t too extreme, but it sets up the next book to finish the plot. It is more of a “what happens next?” moment or a “how does the plot end?” type of cliff hanger than a “is he alive or dead?” one. We know where all the characters are at. It’s like the book’s plot was over but the overarching plot has yet to reach its climax. I highly recommend this book, but only if you get the next one! (I have yet to do so.)

Read as a Kid; still enjoyable as an adult

I remember really enjoying this trilogy as a kid and it holds up well after coming back to it. I didn’t remember it being to frickin depressing, but the story moves right along so you don’t dwell on all the dead people and torture and dismemberment, I swear it’s still a good YA series tho!!!!

Amazing adventure

such a beautiful book with an amazing story, I read this book when I was in Middle School and it was a slightly challenging read and then again when I was in high school, I'm now a 22-year-old young adult and still finding adventure and happiness from this book.

Wonderful

I have enjoyed this book a great deal. Can not wait for the next one and hope they bring the fairhaven series soon.

AWESOME!!

It was one of the best books I've ever listen too! It's the best!
Kate

amazing

the plot is very good and it is action pack and puts pictures in your head.

I could be nostalgia blind, but I don't care.

I loved this book as a kid, the lore master is a minor character but I just adore him as being such a kind old wise man here to help.

cliffhanger

loved it! left me at such a cliffhanger! so much happens and never what you'd expect. can't wait to read the next!

Some say it's better than Fablehaven. I'll see...

I don't love it as much as Fablehaven...yet. This is only the beginning of the series. Alone, this book was intriguing, but it didn't grab me as much as my favorite world of his creation. But I have hope that it gets better. I am looking forward to book 2.

highly entertaining!

This was a little slow to begin with. but once the pace picked up it was very intriguing. We listen to this in the car most times and found ourselves staying in the car even after getting to our desitination. A few parts were maybe
too discriptive and therefore lagged a little, but were eclipsed by the adventure that followed soon after. Recommend fir sure! We love Brandon Mull books and this one is no exception!