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What if their lives continued beyond happily ever after? What if they all existed in the same universe and interacted? What if they had been forced from their homelands and set up shop in “Fable Town” – a couple of blocks of Manhattan that the “mundies” (that’s us mundane types) seem to never really notice?

That is essentially the premise behind Bill Willingham’s multi-award winning series “Fables”. Old King Cole is Mayor of Fable Town, Snow White his deputy. The Big Bad Wolf is the sheriff of Fable town and Prince Charming is a charming, womanizing cad, with a string of ex-wives including Snow White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty.

This first collection starts with the very suspicious disappearance of Rose Red – Snow White’s slightly less famous (and not-so-upstanding) sister – from the apartment she shares with Jack (yes, that Jack, the one from all the stories) in very suspicious circumstances.

Part whimsy, part detective thriller, Legends in Exile is a tremendous beginning to a series that goes from strength to strength.

One small word of warning though – despite the fairytale nature of the protagonists, there is enough violence and adult themes in this book that you will want to check it out before buying it for a young reader.

Fables V.1 Legends in Exiles (Bill Willingham)

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