A new stand-alone FABLES NOVEL from award-winning and wildly acclaimed author, Bill Willingham. This story stars Peter Piper and his incorrigible brother Max in a tale about jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Set in two distinct time periods, prepare to travel back to medieval times and learn the tragic back-story of the Piper family, a medieval-era family of traveling minstrels. Then, jump into the present to follow a tale of espionage as Peter Piper slowly hunts down his evil brother for a heinous crime, pitting Peter's talents as a master thief against Max's dark magical powers. Based on the long-running and award-winning comic book series FABLES, PETER AND MAX is its own tale. Readers don't have to be familiar with the comics to fully enjoy and understand this book. AWARDS for FABLES: YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers -Willingham, Bill. "Animal Farm" (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. -Willingham, Bill. "Legends in Exile" (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens -Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall." 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards. -Best New Series in 2003 -Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 ("Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers "and "Homelands") -Best Anthology in 2007 ("Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall") -Best Short Story in 2007 ("A Frog's Eye View, " by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall") Hugo Award Nomination 2009: -"Fables: War and Pieces" was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story