Course in Fable is the sixth solo studio album by American musician Ryley Walker.

[1][2][3] In 2022, Walker released Course in Fable Demos and Extras, consisting of outtakes and alternate versions of the album's material.

Course in Fable has received positive reviews from critics; on Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 84 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

[4] AllMusic's Timothy Monger awarded the album four stars out of five, feeling it contains "some of his [Walker's] most intricate and satisfying solo material to date.

[6] Josh Sand of Beats Per Minute gave the album a 76% rating, feeling it showcases Walker's "dual reputations as a singer/songwriter and prolifically-collaborating guitarist.