A World Without Heroes
core novel 2011 Beyonders
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (43,900 ratings, collected 2026-09-10) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781416997924 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
A World Without Heroes, the first book in the Beyonders trilogy, opens with thirteen-year-old Jason Walker being pulled through a strange portal at a zoo and transported to Lyrian, a medieval world ruled by the tyrannical wizard-emperor Maldor. Stranded and alone, Jason discovers a mysterious book that reveals the existence of a secret word of power made up of six syllables, said to be able to destroy Maldor if spoken directly in his presence. He joins forces with Rachel, a girl from Earth who was drawn into Lyrian before him, along with Galloran, a broken former hero who once attempted the same mission and failed, and other allies met along the way. Together they set out across Lyrian to locate the scattered syllables of the word, evading Maldor's spies and agents as they go, in hopes of finally ending his rule.
Where it sits
- Universe: Beyonders
- Series: Beyonders core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Brandon Mull
Notes
- From the series record (Beyonders): A closed 3-book portal-fantasy trilogy with no companion works.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Beyonders: position 1 of 3: next Seeds of Rebellion (2012)
Sources
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