
#36 in Adventure
Beyonders: A World Without Heroes
- 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.
Reading order · Beyonders
Full order & progress →- Beyonders: A World Without HeroesThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - Beyonders: Seeds Of Rebellion
8.08.0 / 10 - Beyonders: Chasing The ProphecyBeyonders: Chasing The Prophecy–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.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 8 | 8% |
| Google Books | 10.0 | 5 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 84 | 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…”
“3.5 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…”
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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