Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison

#23 in Middle grade

Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison

Brandon Mull

First published 2010Original language ENMiddle grade

8.28.2 / 10
Score out of 10128 ratingsConfidence 47%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#23 of 144 in Middle grade ahead of 85% of the category
560
Pages
about 10 h
Reading time

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Our view

“Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison” closes the five-book series with twists, inventive creatures and an ending that satisfies. Brandon Mull gives characters on every side more nuance here, and the alliances keep shifting. Some readers rank it as the strongest volume of “Fablehaven”, and others find the middle stretch more predictable than the rest. At 560 pages it is a finale for those who have read the four earlier books.

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About the book

Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison is the fifth and final installment in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull.

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Reading order · Fablehaven

Full order & progress →
Score per volume5 volumes on a timeline, 2006 to 2010 · Best-rated volume: Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague
  1. Fablehaven
    Fablehaven2006 · 291 ratings · Not ranked yetStart here
    –Not ranked yet
  2. Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star
    Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star2007 · 307 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  3. Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague
    Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague2008 · 174 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  4. Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
    Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary2009 · 153 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  5. Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison
    Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison2010 · 128 ratingsThis book
    8.28.2 / 10

Where the score comes from

The sources average 8.4 across 128 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 8.2 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.76 5%
Hardcover8.4122 95%

Frequently asked

What age is Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison for?

Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison 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 560 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Middle grade.

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