Local author Brandon Mull garnered enough success with his past
books to make his launch party for his newest book Beyonders: A
World Without Heroes absolutely packed with fans. In case you
weren't one of them, here's a complete summary of the event:
The launch party, at Cottonwood High School on Tuesday, March
15th, was filled mostly with fans ages 12 and under, though
there was no lack of parents and teenage. Nearly everyone was
decked out with Beyonders shirts or tote bags, like sisters
Alyssa and Ashley Larsen.  The party included an hour long show
with skits from the DC Comedy Group, which Mull belonged to back
when he was a BYU student, cameos from Mull's wife and other
popular authors like James Dashner (Maze Runner, 13th Reality),
Jessica Day George (Dragon Slippers, Princess of the Midnight
Ball), and Shannon Hale (Princess Academy, Goose Girl) who also
hosted the event.  The stage was decked out in Beyonders fashion
with medieval-style walls and props. The actors wore rustic-
style costumes, and the