From the introduction: In the time before the Empire rose there were many unconnected worlds; each one unique in its own way, and each one with its own stories to tell. Stories that you are doubtlessly familiar with. Stories of clever rogues, brave knights, wise sorcerers, and benevolent kings. Stories of girls wearing red cloaks or glass slippers, or living in tall towers. Stories of men who have been transformed into frogs, or woke their true love with a kiss, or who rode flying carpets. These stories also may have featured terrible monsters, craven villains, strange gods and worse still. Stories of a wolf with breath like a storm, dragons that would burn down entire kingdoms, and shadows that danced in the darkness of night. The stories of mythology and legend, hailing from all the corners of the world. Immortal tales passed down through written word, songs and poems, and even history. The stories of the Fables.