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“

You can never have too many books, I always say.
— Samuel

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The Pen is Mightier... is a quest in Fable III that is given by Samuel in Brightwall. It requires the Hero to search for rare books scattered throughout Albion and Aurora and return them to the Brightwall Academy. The quest becomes available after meeting with Page for the first time. Completing this quest unlocks the achievement Brightwall Book Club. There are 30 rare books in total.

To view all locations of all the Rare Books, see Rare Book Locations.

Description

Samuel, the librarian in Brightwall, needs your help recovering rare books which have been scattered across Albion and beyond. Return to Samuel to give him any books you find.

Conclusion

The Book of Mysteries: You found 'The Book of Mysteries'. Not that mysterious after all, but the title does draw one in.
The Invocation of the Watchers: You have collected 'The Invocation of the Watchers', a very rare and important book. Academics everywhere will thank you. Then they will be torn apart by demons.
The Pangs of Sunset: Excellent work! You've found 'The Pangs of Sunset', a book which... really says more about its author than its subject. And it frankly says way too much about both.
Reaver on Reaver: Well done, you got hold of a copy of Reaver's autobiography in difficult circumstances. But did you keep a copy for yourself?
The Book of Doom: Congratulations, you found 'The Book of Doom'! That's amazing. And you read it. That wasn't so smart, but still.

Book Locations in the Brightwall Academy

The actual order, when placed in the Academy, is as follows (from the entrance, clockwise):

1. How to be a Crack Shot
2. How to be a Master Swordsman
3. The Amazing Exploits of Baron Barnaby Beadle
4. Alchemy and Immortality
5. AdventureQuest: A Select Your Own Endeavor book
6. Famous Kings of History: King Cedric
7. Famous Kings of History: Old King Oswald
8. Famous Kings of History: Markus Ivy
9. The Mibbs-Spagmo Theory of Gluttony
10. The Extraordinary Homunculus of Baron von Orfen
11. Attack of the Killer Puffins
12. Liver of Darkness
13. The Book of Mysteries *
14. The Pangs of Sunset *
15. The Book of Doom *
16. Reaver on Reaver *
17. The Invocation of the Watchers *
18. Dangerous Things: Lightning
19. Dangerous Things: Stargazing in Remote Areas
20. Dangerous Things: Ladders
21. Dangerous Things: Industrial Machinery
22. Dangerous Things: Gunpowder
23. The Very Unsafe Book for Boys, Vol 1: Hang Gliders
24. The Very Unsafe Book for Boys, Vol 2: Ovens
25. The Very Unsafe Book for Boys, Vol 3: Boxing
26. Famous Killers: Xavier Smedley
27. Famous Killers: Terence Posture
28. Famous Killers: Carl Tendency
29. The Tyranny of Tyrants
30. The Grasping Avarice of Kings and their Lackeys

* Denotes Quest books

Trivia

The name of this quest is a reference to the quotation of Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton. "The pen is mightier than the sword."

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 ==Trivia==
 * The name of this quest is a reference to the quotation of [[Wikipedia:Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton|Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton]]. "[[Wikipedia:The pen is mightier than the sword|The pen is mightier than the sword]]."
-** More accurately, it refers to a beloved pop culture use of the phrase, the recurring [[Wikipedia:Celebrity Jeopardy! (Saturday Night Live)|Celebrity Jeopardy!]] sketch on [[Wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]], in which a drunken [[Wikipedia:Sean Connery|Sean Connery]], played by actor [[Wikipedia:Darrell Hammond|Darrell Hammondl]], antagonizes host [[Wikipedia:Alex Trebek|Alex Trebek]], played by actor [[Wikipedia:Will Ferrell|Will Ferrell]], most famously by reading the category name "The pen is mightier" as "The penis mightier".
 See [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/edward_g_bulwerlytton.html also].
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