Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love »

When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it falls to Cinderella, Fabletown's best kept (and best dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown and its hidden, exiled inhabitants are exposed once and for all? And how does her long lost Fairy Godmother factor into the equation?

Whether she's soaring through clouds, deep-sea diving, or cracking jaws, Cindy travels from Manhattan to Dubai and hooks up with a handsome, familiar accomplice who may be harboring secret motives of his own. Meanwhile, trouble brews back home in Fabletown when Cindy's overworked, underappreciated assistant decides to seize control of The Glass Slipper, Cindy's exclusive shoe boutique.

Publishers Weekly

In this collection, Cinderella has left the scullery behind, ditched Prince Charming, and becoming what others see as "a globe-trotting gadabout with a beef against her ex-husband." The secret is that she's actually a spy, working for the forces of Fabletown. As in the Fables series, where this incarnation of Cinderella made her first appearance, Fabletown is inhabited by characters from fairy tales. This, the first spin-off for an individual character from that series, gives her the difficult mission of figuring out who's taking magical objects from Fabletown and selling them in the regular world of Mundy. Sci-fi novelist Roberson writes an irreverent and fun tale for Cindy, taking lots of picaresque detours into a variety of fairy tale characters. Cinderella's prickly relationship with Aladdin, her partner in crime-fighting, gives the requisite romantic thrill, while her Manhattan store, "Glass Slipper Shoes," contains many of the story's funnier moments. The masterful McManus brings his trademark energy and precision to his drawings, making sure Cinderella looks great in Prada and Gucci as she jets about beating down baddies. Fables fans and new readers alike will rally around this collection.