A new stand-alone FABLES NOVEL from award-winning and wildly acclaimed author, Bill Willingham.
This story stars Peter Piper and his incorrigible brother Max in a tale about jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Set in two distinct time periods, prepare to travel back to medieval times and learn the tragic back-story of the Piper family, a medieval-era family of traveling minstrels. Then, jump into the present to follow a tale of espionage as Peter Piper slowly hunts down his evil brother for a heinous crime, pitting Peter's talents as a master thief against Max's dark magical powers.
Based on the long-running and award-winning comic book series FABLES, PETER AND MAX is its own tale. Readers don't have to be familiar with the comics to fully enjoy and understand this book.
** AWARDS for FABLES: **
**YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers**
·Willingham, Bill. *Animal Farm* (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
·Willingham, Bill. *Legends in Exile* (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
**YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens**
·Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. *Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*. 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo
**As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards.**
·Best New Series in 2003
·Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 (*Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers *and *Homelands*)
·Best Anthology in 2007 (*Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*)
·Best Short Story in 2007 (*A Frog’s Eye View,* by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in *Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*)
**Hugo Award Nomination 2009:**
·*Fables: War and Pieces* was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story
Description:
A new stand-alone FABLES NOVEL from award-winning and wildly acclaimed author, Bill Willingham. This story stars Peter Piper and his incorrigible brother Max in a tale about jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Set in two distinct time periods, prepare to travel back to medieval times and learn the tragic back-story of the Piper family, a medieval-era family of traveling minstrels. Then, jump into the present to follow a tale of espionage as Peter Piper slowly hunts down his evil brother for a heinous crime, pitting Peter's talents as a master thief against Max's dark magical powers. Based on the long-running and award-winning comic book series FABLES, PETER AND MAX is its own tale. Readers don't have to be familiar with the comics to fully enjoy and understand this book. ** AWARDS for FABLES: ** **YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers** ·Willingham, Bill. *Animal Farm* (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. ·Willingham, Bill. *Legends in Exile* (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. **YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens** ·Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. *Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*. 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo **As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards.** ·Best New Series in 2003 ·Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 (*Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers *and *Homelands*) ·Best Anthology in 2007 (*Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*) ·Best Short Story in 2007 (*A Frog’s Eye View,* by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in *Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall*) **Hugo Award Nomination 2009:** ·*Fables: War and Pieces* was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story