History Literature / Fablehaven

''Fablehaven'' is a fantasy book series by Brandon Mull. It's kinda like ''Franchise/HarryPotter...'' except it's set in America, there's a SupernaturePreserve instead of a WizardingSchool, the two main characters are siblings instead of friends, and it replaces the NightmareFuel of the Death Eaters with the utter ParanoiaFuel that is the Society of the Evening Star. [[{{Metaphorgotten}} So never mind]].

* AntiVillain: The Sphinx has traits of Type I and Type II

* MauveShirt: [[spoiler: A number of them at the start of Book 5. Vincent stands out especially.]]

''Fablehaven'' is a fantasy book series by Brandon Mull. It's kinda like ''HarryPotter...'' except it's set in America, there's a SupernaturePreserve instead of a WizardingSchool, the two main characters are siblings instead of friends, and it replaces the NightmareFuel of the Death Eaters with the utter ParanoiaFuel that is the Society of the Evening Star. [[{{Metaphorgotten}} So never mind]].

* ItGotWorse: ''Rise of the Evening Star'' is noticably darker, but things ''really'' start going downhill in ''The Shadow Plague.''

''Fablehaven'' is a fantasy book series by Brandon Mull. It's kinda like ''HarryPotter...'' [[{{Dissimile}} Except it's set in America]], there's no WizardingSchool, the two main characters are siblings instead of friends, and it replaces the NightmareFuel of the Death Eaters with the utter ParanoiaFuel that is the Society of the Evening Star. [[{{Metaphorgotten}} So never mind]].

The intelligent and measured Kendra Sorenson and her [[SiblingYinYang knuckleheaded younger brother Seth]] are shipped off to spend the summer with their paternal grandparents after their mother's parents are killed in an accident. (Part of their grandparent's will stipulated that a portion of their money be used to send their children on a cruise as a "parting gift.") Reeling from the loss, they don't expect to enjoy the trip much, but are pleasantly surprised to discover that their other grandparents live in a spacious mansion. They've also got a garden filled with more birds, insects, and flowers than anyone they've ever met. But after sipping some of the milk left out for the "birds," they learn the truth: The "birds and insects" are actually ''fairies!'' The milk enables them to see them in their true forms. Their grandfather reveals that they are actually caretakers of a wildlife preserve for magical creatures named Fablehaven. It's filled to the brim with colorful fairies, witty and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] fauns, GentleGiant golems, and a couple dangerous giants and trolls. Grandpa, along with his assistants Dale and Lena, offers to show the two siblings around the preserve, and begin to teach them the strange and exiciting ways of the magical reserves.

[[ItGotWorse And then everything goes to Hell.]]

''Fablehaven'' is a fantasy book series by Brandon Mull. It's kinda like ''HarryPotter...'' [[{{Dissimile}} Except it's set in America]], there's no WizardingSchool, the two main characters are siblings instead of friends, and it replaces the NightmareFuel of the Death Eaters with the utter ParanoiaFuel that is the Society of the Evening Star.

** In the fourth book, we meet a stupid mountain troll named Udnar.

* HilariousInHindsight: Try reading the books during the 2012 election and NOT laughing at Vanessa ''Santoro's'' surname, which is only 2 letters away from that of a certain Pennsylvania ex-Congressman who shall not be named.

* SleepModeSize: Olloch the Glutton from the Fablehaven series. To contain him, he was shrunk into a tiny stone statue of himself. If you feed him, he awakens, starts eating anything in his path, and grows at an incredible rate. He only reverts to statue form if he eats the person who fed him (though apparently he doesn't shrink again). At the beginning of the second book, Seth gets tricked into feeding Olloch, who eventually catches up with him and swallows him. Fortunately, at the time he gets eaten, Seth is wearing an impenetrable cocoon, so Olloch reverts to statue form and Seth passes through the digestive system and escapes with his life.

* Infinity +1 Sword: The Vasilis Sword

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: The Oculus does this. It's a lot like [[IndianaJones the Crystal Skull]], when you think about it.

* HilariousInHindsight: Try reading the books during the 2012 election and NOT laughing at Vanessa ''Santoro's'' name, which is only 2 letters away from that of a certain Pennsylvania ex-Congressman who shall not be named.

* HesJustHiding: [[spoiler: Grandma and Grandpa Sorenson.]]

* [=~He's Just Hiding~=]: [[spoiler: Grandma and Grandpa Sorenson.]]

** [[spoiler: The Sphinx also pulls a HelpFaceTurn after Graulus takes control of the Society.]]

* ChaoticNeutral: Most magical creatures are this. They don't think in terms of human morality and go their own way.

* HeelFaceTurn: After being TheMole, [[spoiler: Vanessa decides to become a bona fide good guy.]]
** It's also a HelpFaceTurn, because [[spoiler: she feels as if the Sphinx abandoned her.]]

* OwlBeDamned: The owl-like astrids in Book 4 are pretty dang creepy, at first.
* ParanoiaFuel