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A World Without Heroes
A World Without Heroes (Beyonders)
A World Without Heroes
Jason tumbles into a quest to save a magical in this #1 New York Times bestselling start to Brandon Mull’s Beyonders fantasy series.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.

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Genre: 

  • Fantasy
  • Series

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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In the book, Beyonders - A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, the main character Jason, lands up in the world of beyond. As Jason wanders, he finds a castle and asks advice on how to get back to his own world. The king told him he needs to find a word to destroy the evil emperor because he is the one who holds the key. Here, Jason also meets his partner Rachel and they begin their quest to find the word. On their journey, Rachel and Jason meet Ferrin. After attaining on piece of the word, they go to a big city and they break up because Ferrin does not feel safe.

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