false 158988 3 The infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile when a savage creature known as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales. These magical characters now disguise themselves as normal citizens in modern-day New York and around the world. <P> In this volume, Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Discover what he does while his father hosts a secret conference of the imperial elite to decide the ultimate fate of Fabletown. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him. 153455 6 6 2007 Fables Volume 9: Sons of Empire total:1400|5:591|4:574|3:213|2:20|1:2| 1400 5932 1716 73 2 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 00:01:53 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 05 16:50:37 -0800 2007 Fables. You've been been getting more and more fragmented as time goes on. I no longer feel like I'm reading a cohesive story with a bigger purpose. In fact, I think my favorite stor...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 18:43:40 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 18:52:29 -0700 2007 This volume finds the Adversary maintaining his secret identity whil...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 10:52:32 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 15:52:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 20:13:51 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 16:47:31 -0700 2009 "Sons of the Empire") shows us how the Empire plans to respond by having their council of war, presided over by Lumi or the Snow Queen hersel...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:42:39 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 10:49:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 13:30:44 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 13:30:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 22:14:02 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 22:34:02 -0700 2008
First: The first storyline, "Sons Of Empire," reveals some rather interesting things about the future plans of The Adversary and his allies. And we see some of those plans set in motion. Also, some interesting developments with Fly...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 17 05:35:56 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 21 07:44:23 -0700 2008 Jack of Fables: The (Nearly) Great Escape was like being served a gourmet meal after an good but not fully satisfying dinner. It fully removed any doubts I might have had concernin...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 12:50:11 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 15:59:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:28:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 18:40:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Thu Jul 23 21:34:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 21:55:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 01:12:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 01:14:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 22:56:20 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 22:58:45 -0700 2009
However, I didn't really like the guest artists. It really did make it feel like they were different stories, didn't feel integrated.]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 08:50:21 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 03:27:22 -0800 2009
Though it is Volume 9, this is the first book in the series that I read. I probably would not have picked it if it was not for the suggestion of my husband, he thought I would like it.
He was right. I did like it. I liked it so much that I must go back and read the ot...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 22:14:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 22:15:50 -0700 2009 Fables books are, but there's really nothing new to be said about the latest volume, Sons of Empire. Willingham and Buckingham (joined by Mike Allred for one story) are up to their old tricks with the same excellence, attention to detail a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:17:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 23:40:00 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 27 22:13:21 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 22:14:39 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Feb 23 13:49:02 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 17 12:08:40 -0700 2008 Fables graphic novels)

If you ever wondered what it would be like if your favorite fable characters had to live and work together, you should read Fables.

In these graphic novels, many of our beloved fable characters have been forced to leave their land...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 14:52:48 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 20 14:59:21 -0700 2007 On the whole, this vol...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 20:33:56 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:28:18 -0700 2008 more...]]>