Brandon Mull reached #1 on the New York Times best-seller list for A World Without Heroes, the first book in his smash-hit Beyonders series. In this sequel, Jason desperately searches for a way back to Lyrian, where Rachel and the others are busy hunting for allies in the fight against the evil wizard emperor Maldor. Jason knows the secrets he possesses, and his newfound abilities, might be enough to turn the tide of the war—but what he doesn’t know is the roles he and Rachel are destined to play.