When I was writing Fablehaven about 11 years ago, I hoped it would be my first published novel. I had already failed to publish several short stories and a different novel (that eventually evolved into Beyonders), and I had no assurance that my tale about a brother and sister discovering a secret wildlife park for magical creatures would ever be read by anyone besides friends and family. I had no way to foresee that Fablehaven would eventually reach millions of readers in 30 different languages. At the time, I just hoped it would make it to bookstore shelves.
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