I admit that the thursday next series really hooked me with its references to books and literature and after reading the summary of shades of grey i thought it might be a little too out. I was on jasper ffordes site and read the answers to the great shades of grey sleuthing competition. His thursday next books won over many readers precisely by their offkilter, pythonesque charm, and shades of grey, while not laughoutloud. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
In regard to the oz statue in the book fforde says. Already cultworshipped for his popular thursday next and nursery crimes novels first among sequels, 2007, etc. Jasper fforde books list of books by author jasper fforde. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and author of the thursday next series and early riser, jasper fforde as long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy. Jasper fforde s fifth book to feature undercover investigator thursday next, first among sequels, expands the surreal world fans love. Fair warning, though, all of his books are exceedingly british, and shades of grey is about as british as a book can be. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next special page next book well, im sort of feeling a little embarrassed what with my recent creative hiatus, from which i. Eddie russet has an above average red perception and is looking to move up in the society, trying to marry into a powerful family. A brilliantly funny and slightly bonkers new novel from jasper. The novel is set on chromatacia a society regulated on ones perception of color. After five novels set in nexts literaturemad world, chasing charles dickens and arthur conan doyles characters in and out of their venerable stories, fforde is starting a new series in a different alternate history, or perhaps future. The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with jasper fforde s magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth thursday next.
Jasper fforde is a british writer whose bestselling thursday next series featured a gogetem girl detective who, among other feats, restores jane eyre to. Jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york times bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2001. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Thursday next is the protagonist in a series of comic fantasy, alternate history mystery novels by the british author jasper fforde. Although not connected to the thursday next series, or any other existing worlds. The novel was rejected 76 times before finally being sold. Shades of grey features many of the elements that make fforde such a delightful and enriching read. Reading jasper fforde is like being invited to a literarythemed dinner party. Author jasper fforde talks about his book the last dragonslayer, and takes us on a brief tour of hereford, where the book is set. Jasper is related through marriage to fellow novelist katie fforde. Intrepid literary detective thursday next is back in the second installment of jasper fforde s oneofakind series.
Hundreds of years in the future, after the something that happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Richard wilkinson has a question about that other book about shades of grey. It was also the start of ffordes thursday next series. British author jasper fforde scored a comic hit with his first published novel, 2001s the eyre affair, which introduced the detective thursday next. Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Top 10 books by jasper fforde best book recommendations. It is remarkably creative, imaginary and a masterpiece full of fun and breathtaking revelations that takes place three months after the end of the eyre affair. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published. Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey.
The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling thursday next series. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre. Writing and publishing his first book, the eyre affair, in 2001, the writer jasper fforde made his debut on the literary scene with a good impact.
A brilliantly funny and slightly bonkers new novel from. Nov 06, 2009 from the bestselling author of thursday next a brilliant new novel about a world where social order and destiny are dictated by the colors you can see part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the. I was, of course, referring to frank oz, the wellknown muppeteer, and not the l frank baum oz, which only gets a fleeting mention in sog with emerald city. Shades of grey by jasper fforde abebooks passion for books. Shades of grey jasper fforde i am a huge fan of fforde s thursday next series but i was not so sure about diving into his latest release, shades of grey. Any recommendations on books that read like jasper fforde. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. Hes a shameless punster with a demonic flair for groanworthy parodies and lampoons, and its just too much bother to try to resist his greasedpig narratives. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002. Welcome to the website this is the overview of my books so far. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series and shades of grey. The thursday next series is set in the nextian universe.
The road to high saffron 2012, simply titled shades of grey originally is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. A prequel to shades of grey that is essentially a standalone set in the shades of grey world, two weeks before the something that happened, referred to in shades of grey. From the bestselling author of thursday next a brilliant new no. Jasper fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out of the window and arranging words on a page. Jul 19, 2007 jasper ffordes fifth book to feature undercover investigator thursday next, first among sequels, expands the surreal world fans love. Thursday next is my literary hero, and while the nursery crime books werent up to snuff, they werent badjust not as interesting as a dashing, cheesesmuggling book jumper.
Imagine a black and white world where colour is a commodity. Fforde is something like a contemporary lewis carroll or edward lear. Rowling with his literary fantasies the eyre affair and lost in a good book. Jasper fforde manages to take purple and orange, paint them on the same wall and instead of clashing they merge into a compelling montage. Luckily, jasper fforde has an awesome primer on his book website to help keep things straight. If you thought the thursday next books were weird, you aint seen nuthin yet. His thursday next books won over many readers precisely by their offkilter, pythonesque charm, and shades. But his web site has no sign of a sequel, and his forthcoming book begins a new series. Shades of grey is the beginning of a new dystopian trilogy situated in chromatocia, a world ruled by the colortocracy where color perception has faded and social hierarchy is determined by what colors you can see. Jasper ffordes first novel to be published was the eyre affair, which was published in 2001. We visit some of the locations that appear in the book, and event.
The new york times bestseller and a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness the washington post from the author of the thursday next series. He leaves his readers eager to return to the dystopian world he has created if for no other reason than to satisfy their curiosity about how such a warped society arose in the first place. Whats thursday to do with a slacker son, and an evil plot to. Jan 01, 2011 jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york times bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2001. For those of you in need of a diversion, jasper fforde is compiling a smorgasbord of old and new writings over at. If you find shades of grey to be a little too dry, try the thursday next series or jack spratt series. Shades of grey by jasper fforde books hachette australia. Shades of grey by jasper fforde in epub, fb3, txt download e book. I finished reading the thursday next series by jasper fforde a while ago and i thought it was brilliant. Having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. The thursday next is a series of novels which is a mixture of a pool of comical fantasy, a little historical element with loads of mystery paired with.
However, it is quite difficult to describe the genre of the books a bit literature, scifi, fantasy and something in between and i find it hard to find. Shades of grey by jasper fforde pdf free download ebook. A former hollywood film exec, jasper fforde has switched from the silver screen to the page, earning a reputation as a grown up j. Overviewwelcome to the website who i am and what i do. Although not connected to the thursday next series, or any other existing worlds of his. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Author of the new york times bestselling thursday next and nursery crime series, he says that writing is the same as filmmakingonly you do all the jobs, not just one. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next special page next book well, im sort of feeling a little embarrassed what with my recent creative hiatus, from which i now seem to be emerging.
Jasper fforde webchat as it happened books the guardian. Since then he has written another twelve novels, including the number one sunday times bestseller one of our thursdays is missing, and the last dragonslayer series, adapted for television by sky. Jasper fforde is the author of four previous thursday next novels. Dark reading matter we are with thursday next again as she. The inventive, exuberant, and totally original literary fun that began with the eyre affair continues with jasper ffordes magnificent second adventure starring the resourceful, fearless literary sleuth thursday next. Shades of grey is the first book in a series, and while fforde brings this novel to a satisfying conclusion, he by no means answers all the questions he raises. Jan 14, 2010 having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. Jasper fforde books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.
Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Im insane too, but the truth is that the thursday next series and his other series ive read nursery crime and shades of grey somehow just work. The eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, thursday next. Its well written and very readable as usual for fforde, and like most of his books its based around writing about fantasy dressed up as reallife. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. Intrepid literary detective thursday next is back in the second installment of jasper ffordes oneofakind series. Watch the promotional film for shades of grey made by fluent for hodder and stoughton fforde s uk publisher. Jasper fforde is the author of the witty detective thursday next series of mystery novels, which are noted for their literary allusions, sparkling wordplay, and thrilling plots. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shades of grey. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series, and shades of grey. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page.
Shades of grey is a dystopic fantasy novel by jasper fforde. Jasper fforde has written several series, as well as a standalone novel, and has plans to continue most of the series. The new york times bestseller and a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness the washington post from the author of the thursday next series and early riser welcome to chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by ones limited. Jasper fforde s new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and as a consequence falls somewhere between sharp. This was to start a trend in his work for the fantastical and funny that has been integrated into his work throughout much of his career. Jane and eddie wont be born for another seven hundred years, but theres still a lot of fun to be had. Shades of grey by jasper fforde penguin random house canada. Number one bestselling author jasper fforde s new standalone, early riser, is available to order now.
The road to high saffron is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. But the book is fantastic and i was very upset when fifty shades of grey came out and people looked at this one on my shelf funny. Fforde is mainly known for his thursday next novels, although he has written several books in the loosely connected nursery crime series and has begun two more independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next. Fforde has also written the shades of grey series, the nursery crimes series, and the youngadult series the chronicles of kazam. Welcome to the jasper fforde website, and yes, jasper fforde is my real name. Any recommendations on books that read like jasper fforde thursday next series. Crawford was given to him for his first novel called the eyre affair. It is inevitable that jasper fforde will one day write a book that does not crackle with brilliant invention, but this isnt it. Theres some new stuff and old stuff, including a neverbeforeseen deleted scene from shades of grey.
Since then he has written another twelve novels, including the number one sunday times bestseller one of our thursdays is missing, and the last dragonslayer series, adapted for television by sky fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of. The thursday next series of which there are seven books, the nursery crime series two, the last dragonslayer, series three and the shades of grey series which is actually only one, so far. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. The novel shades of grey has a subtitle, the road to high saffron, though neither the us nor the uk editions include that on the cover. The eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, and something rotten. Eddie russett is a red in a society run by a colortocracy. Next in series no sign of a publication date for the next volume in the shades of grey series, but fforde has just published a sixth volume in his thursday next series, one of our thursdays is missing, and looks to be publishing practical magic later this year, the second volume in. The road to high saffron by jasper fforde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jasper fforde is a british novelist and has been awarded bollinger everyman wodehouse prize, dilys award, and crawford award. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. A kind of pleasant implausibility has always been at the heart of fforde s appeal. This is the second book in the thursday next series by jasper fforde.