Second paragraph of third chapter: True to his father's instruction, on that fateful evening so many ages past, Peter had the flute named Frost with him. It sat in its small carrying case on the truck bench's seat beside him. This was a new case, of course, made of modern high-impact plastic and reinforced steel. The original leather case had worn ( Read more... )

I used to be really into the Fables series, but this had been languishing on my shelves for some time and I realised after reading it that I had actually skipped a volume and not noticed. The title story is actually rather nice - the six/seven children of Snow White and Bigby are in competition to see which will become the new North Wind after the ( Read more... )

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Making a start on the nominated works in this year's Best Graphic Story category of the Hugo Awards. As before, I think there is a valid question of eligibility given that the actual "Witches" storyline is bookended by two other stories between the same covers, and that it's not really completely resolved; but I think this is a case where the Hugo ( Read more... )

Catching up with this series since the next volume after this has got a Hugo nomination. The 'crossover' of the title is between the Fables of the series (Snow White, Jack Horner, Bigby Wolf) and a new group of characters, the Literals, led by the powerful Kevin Thorne who can alter the world simply by writing it. The story was originally published ( Read more... )

An anthology of stories set in Willingham's world of Fables, interpreting traditional tales and nursery rhymes in his contemporary idiom. The story of Snow White's revenge is typically inventive; likewise Old King Cole and the three blind mice; and also the tragic after-story of the Frog Prince. Lots of different artists illustrate the stories, all ( Read more... )

I've been faithfully following Willingham's series of graphic novels about fairy-tale characters adapting to life in contemporary America, and the latest volume has been nominated for the Hugos this year so I was glad to pick it up in Belfast.

After the previous volume saw the end of the grand conflict between the Earth-based Fables and the evil ( Read more... )

( August Books 25) Fables vol 9: Sons of Empire, by Bill Willingham )

Having read the climactic eleventh volume before the Hugos, I have been catching up with the volumes in between.

( August Books 13) Fables vol 6: Homelands, by Bill Willingham )

More excellent development in this very enjoyable series. Most of the book concerns the first year in the life of Snow White's children by Bigby Wolf, also the first year of the rule of Prince Charming after his displacement of Old King Cole. As usual, when I summarise it that way it seems absurd that I actually read it, but Willingham has made the ( Read more... )