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A comic book series centered on characters from folklore and fairy tales who have been displaced from their storybook worlds and now live in the modern-day mundane world. These Fables navigate both the challenges of human society and the ongoing conflict with the Adversary, a powerful antagonist who has taken control of their former homelands. The series explores themes of survival, identity, and resistance as the Fables strive to reclaim their lost lands while dealing with personal and collective struggles.
Books in this series
Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Bill Willingham
A savage creature called the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legend, forcing folklore's inhabitants into exile in modern-day New York, where…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Bill Willingham
The non-human Fable characters have found refuge on a farm in upstate New York, far from mankind, but a conspiracy to free them from their perceived…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Bill Willingham
As refugees from the lands of make-believe, the Fables have been driven from their storybook realms and forced to blend into gritty, mundane reality.…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Bill Willingham
When Little Red Riding Hood walks through the gate between this world and the lost Fable Homelands, she is welcomed as a survivor by nearly everyone…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Bill Willingham
With the Battle of Fabletown won and New York unaware of it, the Fables gain time to rebuild and reflect while interrogating the Adversary's agent…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Bill Willingham
Having beaten back the Adversary's first advance, the residents of Fabletown must prepare for full-scale war. One Fable leaves town to launch a…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Bill Willingham
Subtitled 'Culture Clash,' this volume follows the citizens of Fabletown, who now know the identity of the Adversary and must prepare in earnest to…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Bill Willingham
Subtitled 'Into the Woods,' this volume follows Fabletown as it prepares to return the favor against their longtime antagonist, the Adversary,…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Bill Willingham
The free Fables living in the mundane world have struck a decisive blow against the Adversary, destroying one of his most valuable assets at the…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Bill Willingham
With all-out war looming between the Adversary's forces and the free Fables, everything depends on a humble janitor known as Flycatcher. Released…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Bill Willingham
The final battle between the free Fables of the mundane world and the Empire occupying their former Homelands is about to begin, with the scrappy…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Bill Willingham
The great war between Fabletown and the Adversary's empire is over, and the victorious Fables have brought their defeated enemy back from the…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Lilah Sturges
As the free Fables struggle to regroup after the destruction of their New York City stronghold, they face a wholly new menace that threatens not only…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Bill Willingham
In the ruins of Fabletown, Mister Dark spreads fear and anger, threatening any Fable who comes too close. Cut off from the Woodland building's office…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Bill Willingham
Pinocchio decides the Fables series, which has never had anything to do with superheroes, needs a title like "Super Team," and sets about designing…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Bill Willingham
As Fables in the mundane world try to shield themselves from Mister Dark's withering power, Rose Red, the Farm's ostensible leader, is jolted out of…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Bobbie Pyron
Brought to Leningrad in 1990s Russia by his mother's abusive boyfriend, five-year-old Mishka is forced by a gang of homeless children to lie and…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Bill Willingham
This installment begins when Snow and Bigby's cub Therese receives a Christmas gift from an unknown admirer: a red plastic boat that may hold the key…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Bill Willingham
With Castle Dark back in the hands of the Fables, new and old mysteries confront Fabletown's residents. Bigby and Stinky leave Fabletown in Rose…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Bill Willingham
Rose Red takes the mantle of Paladin of Hope to rally the Fables in the tragic aftermath of "Snow White." A new dark age calls for a new Round Table,…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Bill Willingham
In this penultimate volume of Bill Willingham's Fables, the residents of Fabletown look to live "happily ever after," but there is a steep price to…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Bill Willingham
Completing more than thirteen years of storytelling, this volume, doubling as the final volume of the series, is created by Bill Willingham with…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Fables books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Fables: Legends in Exile”.
How many books are in the Fables series?
We list 22 books by Bill Willingham , published between 2002–2015.
Where can I buy the Fables books?
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