There's been a lot of build-up for this volume. Mowgli's hunting down Bigby, Fabletown is still strategizing for a war against the Adversary, and Snow White is raising six kids/cubs on the Farm.

It's the will they/won't they of the series, and we finally get answers. The tying off of that thread is beautifully and satisfyingly done, but Willingham's a smarter writer than to just leave it there. He knows how to keep us on the line, even though we've already gotten the answer to the question we called in to ask in the first place.

In this case, he does so by introducing a new world to us: the Cloud Kingdom. It exists over all of the other kingdoms, which is interesting, considering that we're already supposed to believe that there are thousands of other dimensions in existence. The Fables want a treaty with the Cloud Kingdom, but the Cloud Kingdom is hesitant to get involved, since the Adversary poses no immediate threat to them.

Wolves was a nice lift after Arabian Nights. I just hope that Willingham can keep the mojo going.