
Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. His long-standing love affair with sweets continues to this day. In a world that lies between reality and imagination, a fanciful, action-packed adventure awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Around that same time he won a gold medal at a pudding-eating contest in the park behind his grandma's house. before his existence is forgotten.īrandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series, travels the country visiting schools, promoting literacy, and sharing his message that “Imagination Can Take You Places.” Brandon has enjoyed arcade games since his childhood, when he fed quarters to Gauntlet at the local mall. With the magic of the Outskirts starting to unravel, it’s up to Cole and an unusual girl named Mira to rescue his friends, set things right in the Outskirts, and hopefully find his way back home. Some find their way there from our world, or from other worlds.Īnd once you come to the Outskirts, it’s very hard to leave.

The Outskirts are made up of five kingdoms that lie between wakefulness and dreaming, reality and imagination, life and death. But when a spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure on a whole different level.Īfter Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them - and ends up in The Outskirts. Other Formats Available: Book on CD Vol 1Īdventure awaits in the Five Kingdoms - come and claim it in this start to a new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better).
