Fable: The Balverine Order is a fantasy novel by Peter David

Peter David

Peter Allen David , often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games...

. It is the first book from the Fable video game series

Fable (video game series)

Fable is a series of action role-playing video games for Xbox, Xbox 360, Windows, and Mac OS X platforms. The series is developed by Lionhead Studios and is published by Microsoft Studios.-Setting:...

, and takes place sometime after Fable III

Fable III

Fable III is the third video game in the Fable series of action role-playing games . The game was developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The story focuses on the player character's struggle to overthrow the King of Albion by...

. The release date in North America and Europe was October 2010. Lionhead confirmed the book released with an exclusive code to unlock a unique weapon in Fable III. A subscription to Xbox Live

Xbox Live

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 is required to unlock the content.

The publishers description reads:

Plot

The story is told from the point of view of a king of an unknown country who listens to an unnamed story-teller in the Fable universe. The central story involves the characters Thomas Kirkman, a wealthy son of a textile merchant whose mother's death puts him on his quest to find a balverine, and his manservant, James Skelton, a child in a large poor family. The two friends brave the wilds in search of a balverine that killed Thomas' brother, Stephen.

The story reveals many of the new locations featured in Fable III.