otherwyrld 's review for:

Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham

4.0

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Volume 10 of Fables follows almost entirely the story of Ambrose, the former frog prince and janitor in Fabletown. It's a lovely story which benefits from the time spent on it, but I can't help feeling that I've missed an issue of the series because there seems to be unanswered questions. For example, why and how did Ambrose suddenly remember his family after centuries of forgetting them, or why did he suddenly turn back into a frog and how did he turn again into a human? What is the nature of the magic that he wields and how did he know how to wield it? There are lots of things I simply don't understand and I can't work out if I missed bits because of reading them too fast, or if there are important plot points that have not been explained in the story.

If you can get past these questions, the story itself is possibly the most coherent told so far. The creation of Haven within the Empire is a brilliant stroke and will have major implications when the war between Fabletown and the Empire finally begins