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Available
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Publication
Vertigo (2013), Hardcover, 256 pages
Description
The histories behind the fairy tale characters in New York Times best-selling author Bill Willingham's series FABLES are uncovered here in the FABLES ENCYCLOPEDIA. Exhaustively researched by author Jess Nevins, these annotations fill in detailshailing down from ancient myth and forgotten civilizations of the timeless figures that compose the world of Fabletown, including Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Boy Blue and many more. This new compendium is a must-have addition to any FABLES aficionado'slibrary as well as any fan of modern folklore and fairy tales.
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LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This is for someone who is a fan of the Fables series. I've enjoyed the comic series and some of the spin offs and this was a great index to all the characters that have been brought to life in the pages of the comic. You find out which ones came whole cloth out of the writer's mind and what was
Digital copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss.
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based off of a fairy tale. As I was reading this I could see someone using it for writing a paper on fairy tales and needing a good cross reference for some of the lesser known characters. Digital copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss.
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Original publication date
2013-10-23
Physical description
256 p.
ISBN
1401243959 / 9781401243951
Local notes
The histories behind the fairy tale characters in New York Times best-selling author Bill Willingham's series Fables are uncovered here in the Fables Encyclopedia. Exhaustively researched by author Jess Nevins, these annotations fill in details hailing down from ancient myth and forgotten civilizations of the timeless figures that compose the world of Fabletown, including Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Boy Blue, and many more.