Book description
When a savage creature, known only as the Adversary, conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, the famous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of a modern New York, these magical characters created their own peaceful and secret society, which they called…
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2 authors picked Fables as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Ever wonder what would happen if you mixed up traditional fairy tales with noir fiction? This graphic novel series answers that question, as it moves those familiar fairy tale characters from the storybook forest to a gritty urban landscape called Fabletown. Now, you’ll follow a reformed Big “Bad” Wolf as he tries to solve the murder of Snow White’s party girl sister, Rose Red. It’s a fun read with compelling illustrations and an unexpected twist on both the fairy tale and detective genres.
From Lisa's list on when you have a soft spot for fairy tales.
Because it’s beautiful and brilliant. Unlike most stories that deal with myths in a meta way, Fables isn’t about the grooves a well-trod narrative can burn into fictional realities, but rather what happens when you take the protagonists of those stories out of their fantastic settings and pull them into our mundane one.
This is a story about legends in exile, about a hidden neighborhood in New York populated by the refugees of dozens of fictional worlds, driven out decades ago by a mysterious Adversary and forced to come to terms with life beyond their stories. Snow White rubs shoulders…
From Matthew's list on the impact and value of myths and stories.
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