Fable: Edge of the World

By: Christie Golden

Narrated by: Jon Smith

The official prequel novel to the Xbox 360 videogame, Fable:™ The Journey

It’s been almost a decade since the events of Fable 3, when the Hero vanquished the threat across the sea and claimed his throne. As king he led Albion to an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. But on the night of his wedding to his new queen, ominous word arrives: The darkness has returned.

Beyond a harrowing mountain pass, the exotic desert country Samarkand has been overrun by shadowy forces. Within the walls of its capital city, a mysterious usurper known only as the Empress has seized control. To protect his realm, the king must lead his most trusted allies into a strange land unknown to outsiders. As they forge ahead along Samarkand’s ancient Great Road, populated by undead terrors and fantastic creatures once believed to be the stuff of legend, the king is drawn ever closer to his greatest challenge yet.

But soon Albion is engulfed in a war of its own. As the darkness spreads, town by town, a treacherous force has infiltrated the queen’s circle. Now the fate of all that is good rests with a faint flicker of hope . . . that somewhere, somehow, heroes still do exist.

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50/50

Definitely some things I liked about it, but also things I didn't. Some of the action scenes were very meh, but I did enjoy the character interactions especially returning characters from the franchise.

I did not care for a lot of the newer characters, specifically the queen. It's also jarring how generic the King is portrayed.

the narrator does not appear to have played any of the games so the voices given for some characters were very off.

Great addition to the series.

Personally I’m obsessed with the Fable series altogether. Granted the series was cut short, I was still rather satisfied from hearing this novel.

Okay story subpar narration

Story was okay, read more like a fanfiction then a published novel but my main dislike was the narrator. He had all the voice references from the games he could have used but chose to use the opposite type of voice for Ben and Reaver. The only one he got right was Garth and that wasn't hard to mimic. His narration voice was great though.

I love the games and it told me even more

Great Book! I loved the story! Thank you very much for this awesome book! Majek

Fable is dead.

Lionhead is dead and this book ends in a cliffhanger that no sequel will come.