At first, this is a blissful charmer a fable soaked in gently ironic nostalgia.

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This compact crystallization of fable and reality is as ample as a full-length feature.

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But so far, this is worlds ahead of Fable 3, and if he could capture a little bit of the magic that made him a gaming name with Populous, he might just become relevant again.

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The novel demands to be read like this, as a fable, for while it roots around in the stench and swill of life, it is at the same time a highly figurative tale about truth versus fact, about meaning, and the power of language both to carry and destroy it.

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