Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Evil stalks the borders of Haven! Fed by fear and driven by darkness, Mister Dark has risen, more powerful than ever! Soon, the Fables' defenses will fall, and the day of doom will be upon them! But lo, there shall come-- the F-Men!

"Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She's easy to miss and that's the way she likes it. Then, one day, Kip's quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favorite characters have stepped out of their worlds and into hers. But what happens when a dragon-hunting rabbit leaves his comic strip? When an old man leaves his picture book? When a ninja leaves her TV show, a race-car driver leaves their video game, and a dinosaur turns up from Kip's nightmares?"--...

As Mister Dark spreads his evil and takes control of more and more of New York City, Rose Red is finally pulled out of her depression and into action by a revelation from her storybook past. The Fables' only hope of defeating Mister Dark, however, is Bellflower, the world's most powerful witch, who is, fortunately, one of the survivors of Fabletown.

"In a dusty old attic Nat discovers a magical library where famous storybook characters come to life. He makes friends with the fairytale stars from 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'The jungle book,' 'Pinocchio,' 'Puss in boots,' 'Little Red Riding Hood,' 'Jack and the beanstalk,' and more. But nat soon learns that his fairytale friends are in danger and the only way to save them is for Nat to learn to read an ancient spell that will keep the characters alive...

Sometime in the future, Frank Fizzle's father Jasper, an author and a fan of L. Frank Baum's writing, pens new, but badly-written, stories about Oz, aspiring to be the new "Royal Historian of Oz." When Jasper discovers that Oz is real and steals several items from the magical land to help his writing, Frank and Jasper find themselves pursued by the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West's ghost, and other Oz personalities.