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Tell me about your friends." "I hardly knew them. The one who ran off with the girl is named Christopher Columbus. Tall guy. Really skinny. Green hair. Fangs. Six fingers on his left hand. About a hundred years old. Lots of wrinkles." "I trust you are enjoying yourself." the commander sneered."
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Brandon Mull |
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ca579c1
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My father once admonished me to master the laws that govern fine writing until I could weave my words into worlds. If ever I accomplish that feat, I will sign my name to the tale.
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writing
loremaster
writers
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Brandon Mull |
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2662898
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The bear would have to be stopped," Grandma agreed. "Stan is just making the distinction that you wouldn't blame the bear the same way you would blame a responsible person."
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Brandon Mull |
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5525fa1
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Any of the nearby volumes might hold information about hippopotamus portals or contain hints about how he might get home.
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repository-of-learning
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Brandon Mull |
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9d4d746
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Only two towers remained standing, one of which was so crooked and damaged it looked ready to topple at a cough from a butterfly.
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Brandon Mull |
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8fec28f
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Forgive my brother," Camira apologized. "We don't normally let him out of his cage when guests are present."
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funny
humor
funny-quotes
laugh-out-loud
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Brandon Mull |
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4a80341
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cleansing. An occasional foray into negative emotions makes feeling normal that much sweeter." "He's right, I feel great"
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Brandon Mull |
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20b89c0
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Newel and Doren had inexhaustibly consumed milkshakes, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, nachos, pretzels, nuts, beef jerky, trail mix, soda, doughnuts, candy bars, cookies, crackers, and aerosol cheese. Of the fifty most impressive belches Seth had witnessed in his life, all had occurred on this road trip.
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Brandon Mull |
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b4c543e
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A stocky zombie with curly orange hair
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Brandon Mull |
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09b8b49
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Did you design the door?' 'No.' 'Who did? The Unknown Designer?
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Brandon Mull |
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8c5efac
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Seth wished he had kept the zombie hand. What a perfect souvenir from his first official mission as a Knight of the Dawn! Instead he had thrown it out of the jeep almost reflexively. Hearing all of those zombie voices must have temporarily scrambled his reason.
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Brandon Mull |
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70553e1
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We may be doomed, but why not enjoy ourselves? It will lessen the victory of our adversaries.
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Brandon Mull |
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9b1d0ff
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Wow! I can hardly believe I finished Beyonders.
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Brandon Mull |
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8ca1ba6
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Was the anticipation worse than the event itself? At
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Brandon Mull |
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fdc2444
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Despite the darkness and the rhythmic trotting of the huge four-legged brick pulling the coach, Cole had failed to relax enough to sleep.
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Brandon Mull |
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e458b74
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What's the dog called?' Jason asked. 'Feraclestinius Androbrelium Pathershin the Seventh.' 'No, I meant his entire name.' 'To abbreviate, I call him Feracles.
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repository-of-learning
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Brandon Mull |
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4c3918e
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No matter how hard I try, there's a cynical corner of my mind where everything is an act. People are game pieces. Information is currency.
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Brandon Mull |
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61b4fc5
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The only furniture in the dank space was a flimsy cot. Water dripped steadily in one corner. A hole in the floor appeared to serve as a latrine. What most caught Kendra's eye were the messages scratched on the wall. She roamed the cell, reading the crudely inscribed phrases. "Seth rules! Welcome to Seth's House. Seth rocks! Seth was here. Now it's your turn. Seth Sorenson forever. Enjoy the food! If you're reading this, you can read. All ro..
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funny
cheer-up
dungeon
kendra-sorenson
messages
seth-sorenson
prison
hopeless
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Brandon Mull |
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c107605
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At the far end of the room, upon a moldering dais, a shabby man sat upon a battered thrown. A dingy rag bound his eyes, a tarnished crown rested upon his grey hair, and a grimy green robe edged in dirty white fur enshrouded his body. He looked like some homeless guy playing the part of a wise man in a soup kitchen Christmas pageant.
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Brandon Mull |
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156bbdc
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everybody is busy trying to pretend boys and girls are exactly the same nowadays, but that isn't how I see it. If it makes you feel better, I'll share everything I know with
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Brandon Mull |
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a2ae856
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Mistakes happen. Learn from the past, but concentrate on the present and the future.
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Brandon Mull |
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2c9cff8
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I'm a little old-fashioned in some ways, and that carries over to this arrangement. Call it outdated chivalry, but there are some places I don't feel women should go. Not because they aren't intelligent or able. I just feel there is a certain respect with which a lady should be treated." "Are you saying there are places you'd take"
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Brandon Mull |
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6119734
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Rachel showed Ulani how to work the camera. Jason explained that the device would capture and preserve the image, along with their souls.
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Brandon Mull |
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8e543c9
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Can you see the power emotion has to distort our outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day?" "I thought if I stayed"
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Brandon Mull |
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bcb9e70
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Was life like that? You could look ahead to the future or back at the past, but the present moved too quickly to absorb.
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Brandon Mull |
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14354f4
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Telling that guy a secret is like writing it across the sky
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Brandon Mull |
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9b500ee
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One eye is open to all truth, the other closed to all deception.
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truth
loremaster
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Brandon Mull |
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6f94fba
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have to get to Shoreless Isle? You'll have to go back in time from there, right?
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Brandon Mull |
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1b8c173
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Before Five Kingdoms is complete, I will begin work on the sequel series to my Fablehaven books. It will be called Dragonwatch. I'm excited to share more stories about the characters of Fablehaven including Kendra, Seth, Newel, Doren, Warren, Bracken, Vanessa, Raxtus, etc. If you're liking Five Kingdoms but haven't tried Fablehaven, you should get to know those people! If you'd like to connect
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Brandon Mull |
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e25ed8e
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Being butchered by monkeys is pretty low on my list of ways to go.
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Brandon Mull |
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9cd63d6
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rumors. I'll not say more on the subject. Cheese in your eggs?" "Yes, please." * * * With Kendra gone, Seth got out the equipment he had bundled in his towel, including his emergency kit and the jar he had smuggled from the pantry. The jar was now empty, washed clean in the bathroom sink. Taking out his pocket knife, Seth used the awl to punch holes in the lid. Unscrewing the top, he gathered bits of grass, flower petals, a twig, and a pebb..
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Brandon Mull |
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90ab0e1
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Laughing, Bracken threw his sword aside and extended a hand towards the wizard. "To me," he said...The unicorn horn lept from the wizard's hand and streaked to Bracken, who caught it effortlessly. In his grasp the horn immediately transformed into a sword..."
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Brandon Mull |
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34ad71a
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Can you see the power emotion has to distort out outlook? Makes you wonder, did you have a bad day, or did you make it a bad day?
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young-adult
fiction
fantasy-series
fantasy-fiction
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Brandon Mull |
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4a3b323
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The stupidest word Jason could have imagined. Utter nonsense. Supposedly it would unmake Maldor. He repeated the odd syllables in his mind, varying the inflection. If it failed, he could always try "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious."
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Brandon Mull |
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92bf803
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Early to bed, early to rise," Ziggy said. "Early or late, sleep is sleep," Victor grunted"
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Brandon Mull |
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8664dc8
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Look, my terrible childhood is all I've got! Don't you dare try to top it.
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Brandon Mull |
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7ea7a0e
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Mira admitted. "This is my risk to take. Not yours. I can live with getting myself killed." "Technically, you can't live if you get killed," Jace pointed out."
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Brandon Mull |
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5109c84
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Fun to think about," Cole said, straining to sound brave. "You get used to it," Jace said. "If you live long enough." "You should become a motivational speaker." Jace grinned." --
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Brandon Mull |
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13a3436
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You've pulled off some shocking upsets in the past, but only a fool would bet on you this time. So I will.
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Brandon Mull |
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8179d3a
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Disliking someone is almost as big a commitment as loving someone, and it carries none of the benefits.
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Brandon Mull |
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2578a74
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You heard what Declan said about you," Cole realized. Liam gave a little shrug. "At least when he talks behind my back, he sticks to the same things he says to my face. It's actually kind of admirable."
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Brandon Mull |
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39def60
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We mustn't leave Seth and the house unguarded," Coulter said. "Unguarded?" Seth complained. "Are you trying to destroy my self-esteem?"
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Brandon Mull |
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0c3aae5
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Seth
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Brandon Mull |
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5f5f2c1
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Seth approached the dog and let it sniff his hand. A warm tongue caressed his palm, and Seth rubbed the top of the animal's head. "You're a good boy," Seth said in his special voice reserved for babies and animals. "You're not going to eat me, right?"
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Brandon Mull |