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Fable: Blood of Heroes

By Jim C. Hines
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Publisher Description

The official companion novel to the videogame Fable® Legends

Deep in Albion’s darkest age, long before once upon a time . . . Heroes are thought to be gone from the land. So why have the bards begun singing of them once more? For Fable newcomers and dedicated fans alike, Blood of Heroes delves into a never-before-glimpsed era, telling the tale of a band of adventurers who come together to defend a kingdom in desperate need.

The city of Brightlodge is awash with Heroes from every corner of Albion, all eager for their next quest. When someone tries to burn down the Cock and Bard inn, four Heroes find themselves hastily thrown together, chasing outlaws through sewers, storming a riverboat full of smugglers, and placing their trust in a most unlikely ally. As the beginnings of a deadly plot are revealed, it becomes clear that Heroes have truly arrived—and so have villains.

What connects the recent events in Brightlodge to rumors about a malicious ghost and a spate of unsolved deaths in the nearby mining town of Grayrock? Unless Albion’s bravest Heroes can find the answer, the dawn of a new age could be extinguished before it even begins.

6 Reviews

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“What I loved about this book is that the story had depth and had good resolve and had good enemies and twists and loved each character. I liked that I felt even though it wasn’t a huge book that loads of things had happened and the story flowed well. The Enemies had substance and I liked that it felt like you were playing but reading a Fable main mission whilst other bits where going on at the same time !! I thought it was hard to get into at first and I understand there where many characters in the book itself. Each chapter was named after a character so I expected it to be in their perspective and it was in 3rd person still which was a little confusing.It could of been separated in parts like part one part for the first group of 4 hero’s then had chapter titles then part 2 for the next set of hero’s then part three when they all started to merge. That’s me just being really picky. I felt that this book missed so much more opportunities to be more silly (it did have some) . It is Fable at the end of the day, more swearing or stupid things to go on which I found Peter David and Christine Golden really channel into in their books BUT I did enjoy this read and it really filled the huge gap in my heart where they never released the game that should of been linked. Again great read ! ☺️☺️☺️”
“I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher, Titan Books, in exchange for an honest review. Also posted on my blog, http://rinnreads.co.uk/2015/09/16/review-fable-blood-of-heroes-by-jim-c-hines/ . Being a bit of a sucker for video game novels (or well, okay, video games in general…) I had to accept this one from the wonderful Titan Books when it was offered. The Fable series is a fantastic one, allowing the player to take control of a hero and decide the destiny of Albion, as well as their very own fate. However, this concept is lost in the transition from game to book. I can’t fault the book for its readability though. I felt like no time had passed and suddenly I was 50 pages in. The Fable series of video games is known for its sense of humour, which was incorporated into the book, but sometimes it felt just a little too silly. The story begins by introducing the reader to four Heroes. Then suddenly, a good 100 pages in, four more Heroes appear with no real introduction – the book just suddenly switches to their POVs. The link between the two groups is not immediate, and when finally shown feels very weak. With eight points of view, this felt like far too many, especially because they were pretty much indistinguishable from the other. No single hero stood out, and they felt a little ‘cookie cutter’ – perhaps though, they suffer from being based on video game characters that perhaps have less room for development. Ultimately, whilst I enjoyed Hines’ writing style – and am still very interested in reading his Libriomancer series – I found the story to be rather unstructured and the characters lacking. Perhaps more of a book for only the biggest of Fable fans.”

About Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines made his professional debut in 1998 with “Blade of the Bunny,” an award-winning story that appeared in Writers of the Future XV. Since then, his short fiction has been featured in more than fifty magazines and anthologies. He’s written ten books, including Libriomancer, The Stepsister Scheme, and the humorous Goblin Quest series. He promises that no chickens were harmed in the making of this book.

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