It will contain five books, released roughly one per year. I have been planning the Dragonwatch series for years. Is Dragonwatch going to be a series unto itself? No, in the story, Dragonwatch is the organization that confined dragons to sanctuaries and generally protects the world from a dragon apocalypse. Designer, fireproof, timepieces for the stylish dragon on the go… Watches for dragons, not made of dragons. So how often, in explaining the Dragonwatch plot to people, did you find yourself saying, “No, there isn’t a watch made out of dragons.”? Those who have read Fablehaven will come in with the advantage of already caring about many of the characters and knowing more about their history. I hope that if new readers enjoy Dragonwatch, they will eventually delve into the backstory contained in the Fablehaven books.

Readers can start with Dragonwatch because it marks the beginning of a new batch of problems for our main characters, and I was careful to reintroduce the essentials for new readers. While working on my Five Kingdoms series, I started having ideas for a new batch of trouble involving wizards and dragons that I turned into Dragonwatch.Īnd, as you said, people don’t have to be familiar with the Fablehaven books before reading Dragonwatch. But I loved the cast of characters, and the hidden network of secret wildlife parks for magical creatures where they adventured, and so I left the door open to return someday if new ideas took root. I had shared the story I had set out to tell. When I completed book five of Fablehaven my tank was empty. When, during the process of writing the Fablehaven books, did you come up with the idea for Dragonwatch, which is essentially a spin-off series? The story takes place only a few months after the end of the Fablehaven series, and serves as an alternate entry point for new readers, while also delivering a fresh array of problems for the characters from the previous series. To start, what is Dragonwatch about, and how does it connect, both narratively and chronologically, to the previous books in your Fablehaven series?ĭragonwatch follows Kendra and Seth, the main characters of Fablehaven, as they become embroiled in resisting a dragon rebellion. With the publication of Dragonwatch ( hardcover, digital, audiobook), Mull is returning to the realm he created for what he says is the first of many new adventures. But if you happen to be a fan of Brandon Mull’s Fablehaven saga, there’s good news: You don’t have to. And, let’s be honest, some of the writers don’t want to leave either. One of the things writers face when they create a rich fantasy world is that their readers don’t always want to leave once the main tale has been told.