Beyonders: A World Without Heroes

#36 in Adventure

Beyonders: A World Without Heroes

Brandon Mull

First published 2011Original language ENMiddle grade

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1097 ratingsConfidence 39%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#36 of 178 in Adventure ahead of 80% of the category
544
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time

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About the book

Beyonders: A World Without Heroes is a 2011 fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Mull. It is the first in the Beyonders trilogy.

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Reading order · Beyonders

Full order & progress →
  1. Beyonders: A World Without Heroes
    Beyonders: A World Without Heroes2011 · 97 ratingsThis book
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. Beyonders: Seeds Of Rebellion
    Beyonders: Seeds Of Rebellion2012 · 70 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  3. Beyonders: Chasing The Prophecy
    Beyonders: Chasing The Prophecy2013 · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.1 across 97 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Adventure average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.08 8%
Google Books10.05 5%
Hardcover8.084 87%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “Keeping up with what my kids are reading again. Man, this book was hard for me to get into. Someone that works in a bookstore told me the Beyonders series was Brandon Mull's best writing, and I had enjoyed the Fablehaven series and the Candy…”

    ★ 3/5krupan on Hardcover

  • “3.5 The Beyonder's is a really good try. I mean, the story was exciting, but there were some bits that left me hanging. I'm going to keep this simple. The characters, fun, cool, funny, unexpected, nice, evil, really good characters. The story, wow, surprising, epic…”

    ★ 4/5Waywardbooksandrecs on Hardcover

Frequently asked

What age is Beyonders: A World Without Heroes for?

Beyonders: A World Without Heroes sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 544 pages — longer than 53% of the ranked books in Adventure.

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