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Fairest, Vol. 3: The Return Of The Maharaja (2014)

by Sean E. Williams(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1401245935 (ISBN13: 9781401245931)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Vertigo

series

Fairest

review 1: I really love this volume of Fairest. Here we have badass WoC. I hate the trope that women of color "don't need no man," and I feel like this book toys with that -- it's not that she doesn't need a man, but that she doesn't have time for romance with one, and that she's not going to settle for the first obvious possibility that comes along. I love that true love isn't necessarily mutual. I love that homosexuality is not only present, but accepted, not vilified or treated as wrong in any way. Seriously, read this book.
review 2: Like the preceding volume, this proves that with the writing reigns handed over to someone else and a focus on one or two characters only, the Fables universe still has some life in it. With the main storyline weary and overflowing with ... moretoo many sidelined characters and forgotten plots, choosing minor characters allows for compact, self-contained story arcs. This one answers the question: what the hell ever happened to Prince Charming? Well, he lived and ends up in a Fable world centered around Hindu mythology. Like the Rapunzel story arc which drowned blissfully in Japanese mythical tropes, this one does the same. Nalayani (Draupadi) is the main female character, trying to keep her village safe from demons and disease. They two meet and lots of wacky shit goes down. It's quite a different tone and kind of story but it builds off the characters well. less

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