Author: jasperfforde
“Reads like a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four.”–The Guardian“Every book of Fforde’s seems to be a cause for celebration.” — Charles Yu, The New York Times Book Review on Early RiserA new stand-alone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Early Riser and the Thursday Next seriesEngland, 2022. There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the UK. … seriesEngland, 2022. There are 1.2 million human-size rabbits living in the UK. They wear clothes and can walk, talk and drive cars, the result of an inexplicable Spontaneous Anthropomorphizing Event fifty-five years earlier.A family of rabbits…
An instant New York Times bestsellerThe latest standalone novel from Jasper Fforde, the bestselling author the Thursday Next series and the forthcoming standalone The Constant RabbitEvery Winter, the human population hibernates.During those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity.Well, not quite.Your name is Charlie … desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity.Well, not quite.Your name is Charlie Worthing and it’s your first season with the Winter Consuls, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses.You are investigating an…
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Eyre Affair: Humpty Dumpty lies dead, shattered beneath a wall. Can nursery crime detective Jack Spratt catch the culprit behind his fall? “A wonderfully readable riot” (The Wall Street Journal) with over 8,700 five-star Goodreads ratings!
From a New York Times bestselling author: BookWorld literary detective Thursday Next dives into a mysterious well — and discovers the dangerous world of unpublished books. This clever fantasy is a “fun romp in an alternate universe” (Library Journal) with over 13,300 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
From a New York Times bestselling author: In an alternate England where time travel and cloning are commonplace, Jane Eyre is kidnapped from the pages of Brontë’s novel — and special operative Thursday Next is assigned to the case. “Find a quiet corner and just surrender” to this witty tale (The Washington Post)!
In this lively romp from a New York Times bestselling author, literary detective Thursday Next jumps into classic works of literature — literally — to find her missing lover. “Effortlessly readable and unabashedly escapist” (The New York Times Book Review).
In a world where color perception defines social status, Eddie Russet’s above-average eye for red could be his ticket to a better life! This “brilliantly original” (Booklist starred review) New York Times bestseller is “a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness” (The Washington Post).