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This book includes: reviews, interviews and features in comics, cult entertainment and women's press; exclusives, reviews and interviews on comics and cult entertainment websites; mentions on "Fables" fan and social networking sites; and promotion on titanbooks.com. When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it's up to Cinderella, Fabletown's best-kept (and best-dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown and its hidden, exiled inhabitants are exposed once and for all? And how does her long-lost Fairy Godmother factor into the equation?
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Chris Roberson's writing includes the novels Here, There & Everywhere, X-Men: The Return, End of the Century, Iron Jaw and Hummingbird, and Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War II. Shawn McManus is a highly respected artist whose work includes Sandman and Fables.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book follows Cinderella from the Willingham Fables series. Even though Willingham isn't writing it, Roberson is well able to do the character justice and writes a fun, page turning story. Those familiar with the Fables series will know that Cinderella is the 3rd ex-wife of Prince Charming and though the other Fables think she is the care free, jet setting owner of a shoe shop, she is actually a secret spy for Fabletown. Some familiar Fables pop up such as Beast and Frau Totenkinder and also some new characters (though familiar by their story legends).
The story follows Cinderella on a mission to find out who is smuggling and selling magical items to the mundanes. There is also glimpses of her past missions throughout the ages. There is a small side story with her shop assistant back home trying to expand the shoe shops business by selling magical shoes to Fable clients, which of course doesn't work out too well for him. Meanwhile Cindy with the help of a new ally and some magical items gets closer to who is behind the smuggling. It's an entertaining spy story, reminiscent of Bond and its also fun, humorous and very much keeping with the original Fables series.
If you are a fan of Fables then you'll like this.
The story follows Cinderella on a mission to find out who is smuggling and selling magical items to the mundanes. There is also glimpses of her past missions throughout the ages. There is a small side story with her shop assistant back home trying to expand the shoe shops business by selling magical shoes to Fable clients, which of course doesn't work out too well for him. Meanwhile Cindy with the help of a new ally and some magical items gets closer to who is behind the smuggling. It's an entertaining spy story, reminiscent of Bond and its also fun, humorous and very much keeping with the original Fables series.
If you are a fan of Fables then you'll like this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"My name is Cinderella. Cindy to my friends. Don't tell anyone, but I'm a spy..."
Bill Willingham's "Fables" series has always specialized in giving odd twists to traditional folk/fairy tale/fiction characters, and one of the more underused characters has always been Cinderella. And while Willingham didn't come up with "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love," it's a fun gender-flipped spin on the James Bondian cliche.
After a deadly encounter atop Big Ben, Cindy flies home to Fabletown and her much-neglected shoe store (well, what else would she be running?). But then the new police chief Beast arrives to tell her of a new threat to the Fables and their secret town -- newcomers are apparently coming through the gates from the Homelands, and magical items are falling into Mundy hands. What's worse, nobody really knows whodunnit.
So of course, Cindy leaps headlong into the case, with a bit of help from Frau Totenkinder's magic-sensing ring -- and after a close call in a luxe hotel, she teams up with her Middle-Eastern counterpart Aladdin. Soon it's revealed that there's much more than smuggling and illegal immigration involved, sending them into the arctic world of Ultima Thule... and someone Cindy knows too well.
And while all this is going on in Dubai, Cindy's assistant Crispin is using her shop to turn himself into the newest fashion mogul in Manhattan. Unfortunately, the shoes have some... well, unpleasant side effects.
Magic carpets, genies, parachutes, shoemaking elves, Jenny Wren and some very obscure figures from the Arabian Nights. Most spy stories center on male figures (either in the Bourne or Bond mold), so it's fun to see a sexy, feminine woman getting to do the job, especially since we see Cindy's previous spy adventures through the centuries.
The one downside is that the whole Crispin debacle feels a bit tacked on, and isn't really connected to the main story. But the rest of the time, it's plenty of fun -- clever quips from Cindy ("I could never stomach slavery myself. As an institution, it reminded me too much of my former marriage"), the glitzy trip to Dubai, and a well-written twist near the end.
And it's fun to see Cindy busting through the fairy-tale cliche -- this version is smart, sassy, butt-kicking and rather cynical. And she has some good love-hate chemistry with Aladdin, a sexy bad-boy variant on the usual "Bond girl."
"Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" is a fun, light spy story with a fairy-tale twist. And while the side story never quite caught me, the rest is quite nice.
Bill Willingham's "Fables" series has always specialized in giving odd twists to traditional folk/fairy tale/fiction characters, and one of the more underused characters has always been Cinderella. And while Willingham didn't come up with "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love," it's a fun gender-flipped spin on the James Bondian cliche.
After a deadly encounter atop Big Ben, Cindy flies home to Fabletown and her much-neglected shoe store (well, what else would she be running?). But then the new police chief Beast arrives to tell her of a new threat to the Fables and their secret town -- newcomers are apparently coming through the gates from the Homelands, and magical items are falling into Mundy hands. What's worse, nobody really knows whodunnit.
So of course, Cindy leaps headlong into the case, with a bit of help from Frau Totenkinder's magic-sensing ring -- and after a close call in a luxe hotel, she teams up with her Middle-Eastern counterpart Aladdin. Soon it's revealed that there's much more than smuggling and illegal immigration involved, sending them into the arctic world of Ultima Thule... and someone Cindy knows too well.
And while all this is going on in Dubai, Cindy's assistant Crispin is using her shop to turn himself into the newest fashion mogul in Manhattan. Unfortunately, the shoes have some... well, unpleasant side effects.
Magic carpets, genies, parachutes, shoemaking elves, Jenny Wren and some very obscure figures from the Arabian Nights. Most spy stories center on male figures (either in the Bourne or Bond mold), so it's fun to see a sexy, feminine woman getting to do the job, especially since we see Cindy's previous spy adventures through the centuries.
The one downside is that the whole Crispin debacle feels a bit tacked on, and isn't really connected to the main story. But the rest of the time, it's plenty of fun -- clever quips from Cindy ("I could never stomach slavery myself. As an institution, it reminded me too much of my former marriage"), the glitzy trip to Dubai, and a well-written twist near the end.
And it's fun to see Cindy busting through the fairy-tale cliche -- this version is smart, sassy, butt-kicking and rather cynical. And she has some good love-hate chemistry with Aladdin, a sexy bad-boy variant on the usual "Bond girl."
"Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" is a fun, light spy story with a fairy-tale twist. And while the side story never quite caught me, the rest is quite nice.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
How could I resist learning more about one of my favourite fairy tale characters? This is Cinderella like you've never seen her before. She didn't get the happily ever after with Prince Charming, but she is relatively happy now. She runs her own shoe shop - well, what else do you think she could sell? She isn't around the shop much, which shouldn't be a problem. Unfortunately in this story her shop assistant gets too big for his boots (slight pun intended), has crazy ideas which create a moment of popularity followed with many complaints and protests outside the shop. In between her spying, Cinderella manages to sort out the problem swiftly.
Yes, Cinderella is a spy! How cool is that! She is nifty with weapons, and equally dangerous without them for she uses her environment to hurt her attackers. One of her attackers turns out to be working on her side (not that you'd believe it at first). Cinderella goes undercover, which involves going back to her roots to get to the bottom of the mystery. There is magic abound in the gadgets she uses. But to be fair magic is only a part of the story. A lot of it is about Cinderella's courage, quick thinking in a crisis, her ability to formulate a plan and be able to modify it when circumstances change.
The illustrations are stunning. Cinderella visits a variety of locations, each with a different outfit. There are a few pictures with outfits that aren't used in the story, but are more of a chapter break. Despite having a mature readership suggestion on the back, this book isn't too steamy. There is the odd use of strong language, and there is innuendo and a few half-intimate scenes but generally it's a decent book.
It was fascinating to learn what Cinderella did over her long life (we are talking a few hundred years), and how her work impacts on normal people and other Fables. The only down side was that the outfit on the front cover wasn't actually used in Cinderella's story. It provided a nice chapter interlude though :)
I recommend this book for anyone who loves a strong female protagonist who can hold her own in a fight, who is intelligent, has an extensive wardrobe and who is fun to read about.
I received this as a complimentary book from the publisher
Yes, Cinderella is a spy! How cool is that! She is nifty with weapons, and equally dangerous without them for she uses her environment to hurt her attackers. One of her attackers turns out to be working on her side (not that you'd believe it at first). Cinderella goes undercover, which involves going back to her roots to get to the bottom of the mystery. There is magic abound in the gadgets she uses. But to be fair magic is only a part of the story. A lot of it is about Cinderella's courage, quick thinking in a crisis, her ability to formulate a plan and be able to modify it when circumstances change.
The illustrations are stunning. Cinderella visits a variety of locations, each with a different outfit. There are a few pictures with outfits that aren't used in the story, but are more of a chapter break. Despite having a mature readership suggestion on the back, this book isn't too steamy. There is the odd use of strong language, and there is innuendo and a few half-intimate scenes but generally it's a decent book.
It was fascinating to learn what Cinderella did over her long life (we are talking a few hundred years), and how her work impacts on normal people and other Fables. The only down side was that the outfit on the front cover wasn't actually used in Cinderella's story. It provided a nice chapter interlude though :)
I recommend this book for anyone who loves a strong female protagonist who can hold her own in a fight, who is intelligent, has an extensive wardrobe and who is fun to read about.
I received this as a complimentary book from the publisher
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Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love
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