Mull throws some magical creatures including a race that can be dismembered and still live and plenty of challenges at Jason and Rachel, who must use their wits to survive. He's given this task by the Blind King, the last man to discover the word, who also introduces him to Rachel, another refugee from Earth. After witnessing some horrific deaths and learning the history of Lyrian, Jason discovers that his quest to return home might be impossible without defeating Maldor, which can only be done by finding the syllables of a long-lost magic word that erases itself from the memory of those who utter it. Thirteen-year-old Jason is transported (via hippopotamus gullet, no less) from Colorado to Lyrian, a magical world ruled by the despotic sorcerer Maldor. Mull (the Fablehaven series) launches the Beyonders trilogy with a dark tale that updates classic tropes with solid contemporary characters.
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