Fable: Reaver — Peter David

Fable Heroes, available May 2, 2012, on Xbox Live Arcade, gathers a range of heroes and villains from across the epic videogame saga -- and the Fable companion eBook series delves even deeper into their greatest triumphs, darkest secrets, and never-before-seen origins. In the first eBook short story, there are high stakes on the high seas as the always cunning Reaver takes on a ruthless pirate king.

Captain Dread has made a deal with the port cities: They pay him for protection, and he doesn't raid them. It's a neat and tidy arrangement, all agree, except for one man, Reaver, the daring outlaw blessed with eternal youth, who refuses to cede his hometown of Bloodstone. After Reaver sends back one too many heads in a duffel bag, Dread decides to take matters into his own hands. To his surprise, Reaver surrenders willingly. But Dread's new prisoner is no coward. It's all part of Reaver's unbelievably bold -- and bloody -- plan, which ultimately pits pirate against pirate in an explosive showdown that will live forever in the legendary world of Fable.