{"product_id":"thursday-next-first-among-sequels-a-thursday-next-novel-paperback","title":"Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJasper Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - In this \"hilarious [and] invigorating romp for all lovers of literature\" (Associated Press), Thursday Next returns to rescue reading from certain destruction--again--the \"mind-blowing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e) fifth installment of the renowned Thursday Next series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[With a] furiously agile imagination . . . Fforde has shaken up genres--fantasy, comedy, crime, sci-fi, parody, literary criticism--and come up with a superb mishmash.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFourteen years after she pegged out at the 1988 SuperHoop, Thursday Next is grappling with a host of problems in the Book World: a recalcitrant new apprentice, the death of Sherlock Holmes, and the inexplicable departure of comedy from the once-hilarious Thomas Hardy novels. The Council of Genres is trying to broker a peace deal between certain antagonistic genres: Racy Novel has been recklessly placed between Ecclesiastical and Feminist, and they are at each other's throats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, back in Swindon, the government is reporting a dangerously high stupidity surplus, and Thursday's idle sixteen-year-old son would rather sleep all day than follow his destiny as a member of the ChronoGuard. Not only does she captain the ship \u003ci\u003eMoral Dilemma \u003c\/i\u003eto the very limits of acceptable narrative possibilities, but Thursday also finds she must face down her most vicious enemy yet: herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss any of Jasper Fforde's delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasper Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list with \u003ci\u003eThe Eyre Affair, \u003c\/i\u003ethe first book in the Thursday Next series. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eEarly Riser \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Rabbit;\u003c\/i\u003e the Nursery Crime Adventures series; the Shades of Grey series; and the Last Dragonslayer series, adapted for television as a movie. He lives in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403424002353,"sku":"9780143113560","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/zAdmSO429U9780143113560.webp?v=1782943214","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/thursday-next-first-among-sequels-a-thursday-next-novel-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}