3 stars for the overall relevance to the broader story, 5 stars for this arc.I stupidly jumped to book 9 thinking I had already read book 8 until I saw it on my shelf today. That I didn't know book 8 was missing from the plot says a lot about how essential this story is to the overall Jack arc, but I would have been upset to have missed this because this is a really fun arc that mixes a lot of science fiction and fantasy elements into a cohesive story. I wish there was more like this out there, I'd be a very happy camper. I enjoyed this one a lot better because it focused entirely on Jack Frost, son of Jack of the Fables. Jack Frost is a fun and likeable character, and in this book he has a series of fantastical adventures in a land not entirely unlike Barsoom . There's not much else to say about this rather slim tale, except that for some unexplained reason Babe the miniature blue ox gets turned into a plush toy. This is not what I would call a good thing - he looks far too cute/silly as a soft toy.
Deconstructionist myth-telling without a lot of depth to it, but its a fun read.
—April
Extended tale of the hero Jack Frost and his fight with the Empyrean giant.
—Anixancy
Fun, fun, fun! I like the all-new, all differet Jack.That is, Jack Frost.
—sandra
Love it! Can't wait for volume 9 :)
—Perkji
nice, self-contained story arc.
—saadman85
