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Red Side Story

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 2 - Shades of Grey
**The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling *Shades of Grey—*in an EXCLUSIVE EDITION for North American readers, complete with a never-before-published short story“Fforde's books are more than an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted . . . and are embellished with the rich details of a Dickens or Pratchett.” —The Independent**Welcome to ... Read more

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**The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling *Shades of Grey—*in an EXCLUSIVE EDITION for North American readers, complete with a never-before-published short story“Fforde's books are more than an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted . . . and are embellished with the rich details of a Dickens or Pratchett.” —The Independent**Welcome to
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The Eyre Affair

A Thursday Next Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 1 - A Thursday Next Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •The first novel in the renowned Thursday Next series, which “combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (The Wall Street Journal).“A literary wonderland [that] recalls Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker series [and] the works of Lewis Carroll.”–USA TodayMeet Thursday Next, “part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew, and part Dirty ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •The first novel in the renowned Thursday Next series, which “combines elements of Monty Python, Harry Potter, Stephen Hawking, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (The Wall Street Journal).“A literary wonderland [that] recalls Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker series [and] the works of Lewis Carroll.”–USA TodayMeet Thursday Next, “part Bridget Jones, part Nancy Drew, and part Dirty
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The Great Troll War

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 4 - The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles
The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . .Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one ... Read more

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The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . .Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one
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Shades of Grey

A Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes a “laugh-out-loud funny” (Los Angeles Times) and “brilliantly original” (Booklist, starred review) novel of a man attempting to navigate a color-coded world.“A rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness.”—The Washington PostWelcome to Chromatacia, where the Colortocracy rules society through a social hierarchy ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes a “laugh-out-loud funny” (Los Angeles Times) and “brilliantly original” (Booklist, starred review) novel of a man attempting to navigate a color-coded world.“A rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness.”—The Washington PostWelcome to Chromatacia, where the Colortocracy rules society through a social hierarchy
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The Woman Who Died a Lot

A Thursday Next Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 7 - A Thursday Next Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ex-detective Thursday Next faces her trickiest assignment yet in the seventh novel of this renowned series, “[a] bibliophile’s Wonderland” (The Plain Dealer).“It’s safe to say that if you enjoy that particularly British, Douglas Adams–style absurd delivery of wry observations, you’ll get a kick out of [The Woman Who Died a Lot].”—New York Journal of BooksThursday Next, ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ex-detective Thursday Next faces her trickiest assignment yet in the seventh novel of this renowned series, “[a] bibliophile’s Wonderland” (The Plain Dealer).“It’s safe to say that if you enjoy that particularly British, Douglas Adams–style absurd delivery of wry observations, you’ll get a kick out of [The Woman Who Died a Lot].”—New York Journal of BooksThursday Next,
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One of Our Thursdays Is Missing

A Thursday Next Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 6 - A Thursday Next Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the sixth novel of the renowned Thursday Next series, “geeky humor jostles with genuine insight” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) as Thursday embarks on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England.[One of Our Thursdays Is Missing] is jam-packed with spot-on parody, puns, and wry observations about words and genres that will delight literary ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the sixth novel of the renowned Thursday Next series, “geeky humor jostles with genuine insight” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) as Thursday embarks on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England.[One of Our Thursdays Is Missing] is jam-packed with spot-on parody, puns, and wry observations about words and genres that will delight literary
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Lost in a Good Book

A Thursday Next Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 2 - A Thursday Next Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Constant Rabbit comes “Harry Potter just for adults . . . [an] immensely enjoyable, almost compulsive experience” (The New York Times Book Review)—the second novel in the renowned Thursday Next series.“[Lost in a Good Book] is satire, fantasy, literary criticism, thriller, whodunit, game, puzzle, joke, postmodern prank, and tilt-a-whirl.”—The ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Constant Rabbit comes “Harry Potter just for adults . . . [an] immensely enjoyable, almost compulsive experience” (The New York Times Book Review)—the second novel in the renowned Thursday Next series.“[Lost in a Good Book] is satire, fantasy, literary criticism, thriller, whodunit, game, puzzle, joke, postmodern prank, and tilt-a-whirl.”—The
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The Constant Rabbit

A Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes “a political satire cloaked in Fforde’s trademark bizarre whimsy . . . [that] reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four” (The Guardian).“Playful, biting, and timely, this is a must-read.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewEngland, 2022.There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the . ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Thursday Next series comes “a political satire cloaked in Fforde’s trademark bizarre whimsy . . . [that] reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four” (The Guardian).“Playful, biting, and timely, this is a must-read.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewEngland, 2022.There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the .
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Early Riser

A Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (The Guardian), “blindingly inventive,” (The Seattle Times) and “wonderfully weird dystopian thriller” (Shelf Awareness) from the author of The Constant Rabbit and the Thursday Next series“A cause for celebration . . . Fforde writes witty, chewy sentences, full of morsels, and delivers them deadpan. . . . [His] relentless imagination and his affection for ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (The Guardian), “blindingly inventive,” (The Seattle Times) and “wonderfully weird dystopian thriller” (Shelf Awareness) from the author of The Constant Rabbit and the Thursday Next series“A cause for celebration . . . Fforde writes witty, chewy sentences, full of morsels, and delivers them deadpan. . . . [His] relentless imagination and his affection for
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The Well of Lost Plots

A Thursday Next Novel

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 3 - A Thursday Next Novel
The third novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Next series is “great fun—especially for those with a literary turn of mind and a taste for offbeat comedy” (The Washington Post Book World).“Delightful . . . the well of Fforde’s imagination is bottomless.”—People“Fforde creates a literary reality that is somewhere amid a triangulation of Douglas Adams, Monty Python, and Miss Marple.”—The ... Read more

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The third novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Next series is “great fun—especially for those with a literary turn of mind and a taste for offbeat comedy” (The Washington Post Book World).“Delightful . . . the well of Fforde’s imagination is bottomless.”—People“Fforde creates a literary reality that is somewhere amid a triangulation of Douglas Adams, Monty Python, and Miss Marple.”—The
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The Last Dragonslayer

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 1 - The Chronicles of Kazam
A teenage foundling finds herself at the center of a magical prophecy in this humorous fantasy adventure by a New York Times–bestselling author."Fforde's talent for world-building, his skewed sense of humor and his searing satire come through full force."— New York Times Book ReviewIn the good old days, magic was indispensable; it could both save a kingdom and clear a clogged drain.But now magic ... Read more

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A teenage foundling finds herself at the center of a magical prophecy in this humorous fantasy adventure by a New York Times–bestselling author."Fforde's talent for world-building, his skewed sense of humor and his searing satire come through full force."— New York Times Book ReviewIn the good old days, magic was indispensable; it could both save a kingdom and clear a clogged drain.But now magic
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The Fourth Bear

A Nursery Crime

by Jasper Fforde ...

Series Book 2 - A Nursery Crime Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Enter the seedy underbelly of nursery crime, where characters are never as they seem, in this “brilliantly, breathlessly odd” (USA Today) novel from the renowned author of The Big Over Easy and the Thursday Next series.“Like the best novels of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, Fforde goes beyond his genre.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review“Jasper Fforde is able to write di ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Enter the seedy underbelly of nursery crime, where characters are never as they seem, in this “brilliantly, breathlessly odd” (USA Today) novel from the renowned author of The Big Over Easy and the Thursday Next series.“Like the best novels of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, Fforde goes beyond his genre.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review“Jasper Fforde is able to write di
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