Peter is fully aware of his brother's power and intent to kill him, but is determined to face his fate regardless. Peter leaves New York to meet his brother in Hamelin, Germany. In present day, Peter and Bo Peep have been settled in 'the Farm', when they are advised that Max has emerged in the current world. Peter is able to avert the danger with his flute, but inadvertently passes the danger along to Bo Peep, ruining her legs and crippling her. He attacks Peter and Bo Peep using a magical pipe. They are heading to Sanctuary when they meet Max who is still angry over being passed over by his father.

He goes to Hamelin where he becomes the Pied Piper of Hamelin.Įventually Peter and Bo Peep are reunited and marry. Max meets Frau Totenkinder who gives him a magical pipe of his own which he learns to use for evil purposes. Bo Peep becomes a member of an assassin's guild. Peter winds up in Hamelin where he becomes a member of a thieves guild. The announcement causes the families to flee in panic. Max then returns to camp claiming that the empire's troops have attacked. While they are asleep, Max - jealous of Peter because he was given the flute - kills his father while they are away from camp. The Pipers and Peeps escape to the Dark Forest. When the Piper family is visiting their long-time family friends, the Peep family, the empire's army attacks. Although Peter is the younger son, his father bestows on him a magical flute, a family heirloom that has ability to avert danger. Peter Piper and his brother Max are sons of traveling minstrels. The novel flips between telling the history of the main characters in Hesse, their homeland, and current events in the mundane world (what the Fables call our world). Of the novel, Willingham stated that he 'wanted the challenge of writing a novel. An audio book version was released on Decemit is read by Wil Wheaton. The book was released by Vertigo on October 7, 2009.

Peter & Max: A Fables Novel is a 2009 novel based on the comic book Fables, written by series creator Bill Willingham Steve Leialoha provided illustrations.

Fables by Bill Willingham