W starych dobrych czasach magia była potężna i niezastąpiona: pomagała obronić królestwo przed najeźdźcą i przeczyścić zatkany odpływ. Ale dzisiaj środek do udrażniania rur jest tańszy niż zaklęcie, a na latających dywanach rozwozi się pizzę. Splendor magii zanika, czarowanie powszednieje, bo i moce już nie te same…
Imagine a world where your position in society depended on what bit of the colour spectrum you could see. This is the world inhabited by Eddie Russett (red, middle-level) and Jane Grey (monochromatic, lowest in society). Eddie and Jane must negotiate the delicate Chromatic politics of society to find out what the 'Something that Happened' actually was, how society got to be this way, and crucially, is there Somewhere Else beyond their borders - and if there is, could there be Someone Else, too, someone whose unseen hand has been guiding the fortunes and misfortunes of the nation for the past 500 years?It's a tale of a young couple's thirst for justice and answers in an implacably rigid society, where the prisoners are also the guards, and cages of convention bind the citizens to only one way of thinking - or suffer the consequences. . ..
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 Books Thursday Next, the Bookworld’s leading enforcement officer, has been forced into semiretirement following an assassination attempt. When her former SpecOps division is reinstated, she assumes she’s the obvious choice to lead the Literary Detectives. Sadly, our banged-up heroine is no spring chicken, and her old boss has a cushier job in mind: Chief Librarian of the Swindon All-You-Can-Eat-at-Fatso’s Drink Not Included Library. But where Thursday goes, trouble follows. As the new Chief Librarian faces 100 percent budget cuts and trouble from the ever-evil Jack Schitt, the Next children face their own career hiccups—and possible nonexistence. Don’t miss any of Jasper Fforde’s delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR • LOST IN A GOOD BOOK • THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS • SOMETHING ROTTEN • FIRST AMONG SEQUELS • ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING • THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT
Jennifer Strange 16 narrates managing wizards for absent Great Zambini of Kazam against Blix in contest to repair old bridge. Once Powerful Boo did no more magic after being kidnapped. Helped by magic carpet, mating Quarkbeasts, Transient Moose, apprentice Tiger Prawns, can Kazam win? Blix and royal advisor Tenbury conspire, cheat, jail mages after others turn to stone.
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...
Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour. Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed. For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black and white is really shades of grey . . . If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured colour swatches instead of towels . . . neither of them would have come up with anything as eccentrically brilliant as Shades of Grey.
In this fourth installment, literary detective Thursday Next embarks on a new adventure in a whimsical, literature-obsessed England. The story continues to blend elements of fantasy and mystery, showcasing Fforde's signature wit and creativity as Thursday navigates a world where books and reality intertwine. Fans of the series can expect clever plot twists and engaging characters that explore the power of literature in a unique alternate reality.
Thursday Next, literary detective and newlywed is back to embark on an adventure that begins on her own doorstep. It seems that Landen, her husband of four weeks, actually drowned in an accident when he was two years old. Someone, somewhere, sometime, is responsible
In "The Fourth Bear" by Jasper Fforde, Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary are on the case of missing journalist Goldy Hatchett. Their investigation leads them to the suspicious Three Bears, while a sadistic Gingerbreadman lurks in Reading. Fforde delivers a whimsical blend of detective fiction and nursery rhyme.
Thursday Next returns in the third book of the phenomenally successful, bestselling series. Available as a limited edition hardback.
Jasper Fforde's fantastical new satire - what happens when a family of human-sized, human-like rabbits moves in next door?
Thursday Next has her hands full trying to persuade her 16-year-old son not to sleep away his future. To complicate matters the government has a dangerously high stupidity surplus and the Stiltonista Cheese Mafia are causing trouble in her hometown of Swindon
When D-class nursery celebrity Humpty Stuyvesant Van Dumpty III, is found shattered to death, all the evidence points to his ex-wife, who has conveniently shot herself. But Detective Inspector Jack Spratt and his assistant Mary Mary remain unconvinced.
Reading a Fforde novel feels like taking off on a magic carpet, only to be picked up by another and another and taken on new flights of fantasy . . . When the plot is thundering along, peppered with jokes, lively dialogue and silly names . . . you just sit back and enjoy the ride. Scotsman
Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange faces the impossible when the mighty Shandar emerges from his preserved state and presents her with a task that sends her and her companions on a journey from which they may never return.
Thursday Next returns in another inventive, funny and fantastical adventure by the comic and creative genius, Jasper Fforde.
There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where Thursday Next is a literary detective without squat, fear, or boyfriend. Thursday is on the trait of the villainous Acheron Hades, who has been kidnapping characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Jane Eyre herself has been plucked from the novel of the same name, and Thursday must find a way into the book to repair the damage. She also has to find time to halt the ongoing Crimean conflict, persuade the man she loves to marry her, rescue her aunt from inside a Wordsworth poem and figure out who really wrote Shakespeare's plays. Aided and abetted by a cast of characters that includes her time-travelling father, Jack Schitt of the all-power Goliath Corporation, a pet dodo named Pickwick and Edward Rochester himself, Thursday embarks on an adventure that will take your breath away. A delight for anyone who has ever wondered where bananas come from or why Leigh Delamere motorway services are so peculiarly named, The Eyre Affair is classic storytelling at its most engrossing. The world will never look the same again...
As the concluding installment of the Thursday Next series, this novel brings a long-awaited resolution to the narrative threads developed over the previous books. Set in a unique literary universe, it promises to delve into themes of fiction and reality, offering fans a blend of humor, adventure, and clever storytelling. With its intricate plot and beloved characters, it aims to satisfy the expectations built over the years since the last release.
For Fans of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett - the Cult Classic, Full of Colourful Characters and Brilliant Twists
'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' Independent Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook and social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour. Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane - a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper and a desire to see him killed. For Eddie, it's love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black and white is really shades of grey . . . If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured colour swatches instead of towels, neither of them would have come up with anything as brilliant as Shades of Grey.
In seinem »bisher ernüchterndsten und realistischsten Buch« (The Guardian) spielt der postmoderne Fantasy- und Bestseller-Autor Jasper Fforde alle Mechanismen von Rassismus und Xenophobie klug und unterhaltsam durch, und zwar in einer absurd-komischen Parallelwelt, die – abgesehen von vermenschlichten Kaninchen – der unseren doch erschreckend ähnelt. Das britische Dörfchen Much Hemlock, nah an der walisischen Grenze, war immer ein Hort des Friedens. Sauber. Traditionell. Die Menschen aufrecht und beflissen. Doch dann kommen sie. Mit ihrer seltsamen Religion, ihrer aggressiven veganen Agenda und viel zu vielen Kindern. Zwar geben sie sich ruhig und friedliebend, aber wer weiß, wie lange noch? »Sie« sind eine Familie vermenschlichter Kaninchen – das Ergebnis eines unerklärlichen Ereignisses vor rund einem halben Jahrhundert. Ihr Nachbar, der langjährige Dorfbewohner Peter Knox, muss sich entscheiden: Kann er Zaungast der Entwicklung bleiben und weiterhin eine ruhige Kugel bei der Rabbit Compliance Taskforce schieben oder soll er den neuen Nachbarn beistehen, denen, wie allen anderen 1,2 Millionen Kaninchen im Vereinigten Königreich, die Zwangsumsiedlung nach Wales droht?
