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Thursday Next: First Among Sequels (Thursday Next Novels)

by Jasper Fforde

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ISBN13: 9780143113560
ISBN10: 0143113569
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Jasper Fforde returns to BookWorld in this New York Times bestselling installment of his Thursday Next series

Jasper Fforde has thrilled readers everywhere with his gloriously outlandish novels in the Thursday Next and Nursery Crime series. Now, after a two-year hiatus, the demand for Thursday Next has more than tripled. And with Thursday Next: First Among Sequels, Ffordeandrsquo;s famous literary detective is once again ready to make the world safe for fiction. Thursday Next is grappling with a host of problems in BookWorld: a recalcitrant new apprentice, the death of Sherlock Holmes, and the inexplicable departure of comedy from the once- hilarious Thomas Hardy novels, to name just a fewandmdash;all while captaining the ship Moral Dilemma and facing down her most vicious enemy yet: herself.

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Literary sleuth Thursday Next is once again out to make the world safe for fiction in the fifth installment of Fforde's wildly popular series. Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursday's newest adventure will be celebrated by fans and critics alike.
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About the Author

Jasper Fforde is the author of four previous Thursday Next novels: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, and Something Rotten. He is also the author of the Nursery Crime series, featuring Detective Jack Spratt, which includes The Big Over Easy and The Fourth Bear.
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Elisabeth Scherer, June 5, 2011 (view all comments by Elisabeth Scherer)
I really enjoyed this the 5th in the series. It's been quite a while since I had read one of this series and I continually found myself in awe with the world that Jasper Fforde has created. As a person who likes artistic endeavors I find myself a bit covetous of this original idea. So glad I have the 6th book on my shelf to read next! I picked up the first book in the series, The Eyre Affair on a whim, read it, loved it so much that I read the entire book out loud to my husband while on road trips and we've kept it a tradition ever since! Highly recommend this author!
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Melwyk, August 21, 2008 (view all comments by Melwyk)
Another hilarious addition to the Thursday Next series, this story takes on time travel, family dynamics, ghosts, intertextual travelling into the classics, and questions of self-identity. It is densely plotted, quick moving and very funny. If you've ever wondered what the Bennetts do when Pride & Prejudice is not being read, wonder no more. Pick this up and find out!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143113560
Subtitle:
A Thursday Next Novel
Author:
Fforde, Jasper
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery-A to Z
Copyright:
2008
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Thursday Next Novels
Publication Date:
20080729
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
b/w illustrations throughout
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
7.50x5.10x.70 in. .57 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Synopsis" by , Literary sleuth Thursday Next is once again out to make the world safe for fiction in the fifth installment of Fforde's wildly popular series. Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursday's newest adventure will be celebrated by fans and critics alike.
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