New Releases by Jasper Fforde

Dark Reading Matter is the 8th and final novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Next series, following 2012’s The Woman Who Died a Lot. Readers have been anticipating this book, whose concept is teased in the plot of Book 7, for over a decade now.

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 defence is a six-foot-wide trench full of buttons, something which the Trolls find unaccountably terrifying (it''s their clickiness). Worse than being eaten by Trolls is the prospect of the Mighty Shandar requisitioning the Quarkbeast and using him to achieve supreme power and domination - an ambition that has been four hundred years in the planning and which will ultimately leave the Earth a cold cinder, devoid of all life. Nothing has ever looked so bleak, but Jennifer, assisted by a renegade vegan Troll, a bunch of misfit sorcerers, the Princess (or is she now the ruler?) of the UnUnited (or are they now United?) Kingdoms, and Tiger, must find a way to vanquish the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, and along the way discover the truth about her parents, herself, and what is in the locked glovebox of her VW Beetle . . .

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 his characters are contagious and irresistible.”—The New York Times Book Review Every 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 Worthing and it’s your first season with the Winter consuls, the group responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. You are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams, which you dismiss as nothing more than an artefact born of the sleeping mind. When the dreams start to kill people, it’s unsettling. When you get the dreams too, it’s weird. When they start to come true, you begin to doubt your sanity. But teasing truth from Winter is never easy: You have to avoid the Villains and their penchant for murder, kidnapping, and stamp collecting; ensure you aren’t eaten by Nightwalkers; and sidestep the increasingly less-than-mythical Wintervolk. But so long as you remember to wrap up warmly, you’ll be fine.

In einer Welt, die der unseren gar nicht so unähnlich ist, hat die Eiszeit nie aufgehört. Jedes Jahr versinkt während der Wintermonate alles in Eis, Schnee und Dunkelheit. Selbst die Menschen ziehen sich zurück und halten Winterschlaf – außer die Winterkonsuln. Sie wachen über den Schlaf der Menschen, denn draußen in der Dunkelheit treiben heulende Bestien ihr Unwesen. Hier tritt der junge Charlie seine erste Arbeitsstelle an, und sie entwickelt sich schon bald zu einem Albtraum. Denn wenn Charlie diesen Winter überleben will, muss er wach bleiben. Um jeden Preis ...

La quatrième de couverture indique : "La détective littéraire Thursday Next en est sûre : c''est elle qui sera choisie pour piloter son ancien service, l''OS-27, fraîchement réhabilité. Au lieu de cela, elle se retrouve parachutée à la direction des bibliothèques du Wessex, objet de coupes budgétaires si sévères que la fermeture de la dernière filiale devrait intervenir à peine une semaine plus tard. Une semaine, c''est aussi le temps qui reste à Thursday avant que son fils Friday ne se rende coupable d''un crime, et passe le restant de ses jours en prison. Si elle veut éviter que sa vie ne bascule dans le chaos total, Thursday va devoir jouer finement la partie. Il y a fort à parier que cette semaine sera la plus longue de son existence..."

The thrilling final showdown between Jennifer Strange and her most formidable foe. The Mighty Shandar is back! The most powerful wizard in the world returns to the unUnited Kingdom after failing to solve that pesky Dragon Problem, determined to get rid of the last two remaining dragons once and for all. If he fails, he must return the fee he was paid: eighteen dray-weights of gold, which at current prices is approximately eight trillion moolah (enough to pay for the Fifth Troll War and make a down payment on the sixth). As Shandar’s agent, Miss D’argento, affirms: “The Mighty Shandar doesn’t do refunds.” It shouldn’t be a problem for this Wizardus Maximus, but for one thing: a small House of Enchantment named Kazam stands in his way, led by acting manager Jennifer Strange . . .

The first three novels in Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde''s Thursday Next series, following the adventures of Swindon''s favourite literary detective: THE EYRE AFFAIR, LOST IN A GOOD BOOK and THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS.

International bestselling author Fforde invites fans to return to the witty, wizardly world of the Chronicles of Kazam with the fabulous follow-up to "The Last Dragonslayer."

The Bookworld''s leading enforcement officer, Thursday Next, has been forced into semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. After returning home to Swindon and her family to recuperate, she finds that her children have problems that need her attention.

A l''ère de la Chromocratie, tout est question d''ordre. Car les lois sont inflexibles et chacun doit tenir sa caste selon sa couleur de naissance. Mais l''harmonie semble compromise le jour où Edward, un Rouge à l''avenir flamboyant, se retrouve malgré lui mêlé à une suite d''incidents inexplicables... qui menacent bel et bien de saper le régime ! Jasper Fforde explore les limites de l''imagination pour nous offrir un récit drôle, haletant et délicieusement subversif.

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, famosa in tutte le Terre di Drago per essere l''ultima ammazzadraghi, gestisce l''agenzia di maghi Kazam in assenza del suo fondatore, il grande Zambini, condannato da un incantesimo a comparire solo per pochi istanti in luoghi sempre diversi. Tra le bizze di stregoni egocentrici e le scocciature burocratiche, arriva un incontro inaspettato...

Grâce à Jennifer Strange, les magiciens ont récupéré leurs pouvoirs dans le royaume. La mauvaise nouvelle, c''est que l''agence de magiciens Kazam dont s''occupe Jennifer a désormais une terrible concurrente, la société iMagie, dirigée par le très antipathique Blix. Jennifer et ses apprentis devront déployer des trésors d''ingéniosité pour lutter contre lui lors d''un tournoi de magie. Mais la soudaine apparition d''un nouveau quarkon menace la ville...

Grâce à Jennifer Strange, les magiciens ont récupéré leurs pouvoirs dans le royaume. La mauvaise nouvelle, c''est que l''agence de magiciens Kazam dont s''occupe Jennifer a désormais une terrible concurrente, la société iMagie, dirigée par le très antipathique Blix. Jennifer et ses apprentis devront déployer des trésors d''ingéniosité pour lutter contre lui lors d''un tournoi de magie. Mais la soudaine apparition d''un nouveau quarkon menace la ville...

The sixth installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of Early Riser Dazzlingly funny and imaginative, Jasper Fforde''s books have won him the affection of readers, reviewers, and-dare we say it-booksellers alike. Fans can breathe a sigh of relief because Thursday Next-or at least one of her-is back. At a time of great unrest in the BookWorld, only the ace literary detective can avert a devastating Genre War—thing is, Thursday has vanished. Now the written Thursday must answer the call, save the Bookworld, evade capture, and find the actual Thursday! With a clockwork Butler in tow, and Men in Plaid as well as her Designated Love Interest in pursuit, she must reluctantly agree to journey up the mysterious Metaphoric River for answers.

Con solo quince años, Jennifer Strange es la precoz directora de Kazam, una agencia de colocación para magos y adivinos que está al borde de la bancarrota, ya que el trabajo es escaso y poseer el don de hacer sortilegios parece no importar a nadie; antes gozaban de los favores de los reyes y ahora, los brujos desatascan tuberías y reparan instalaciones eléctricas. Jennifer, huérfana y criada en un convento, debe tratar día tras día con todo tipo de magos, especialmente los más egocéntricos y quisquillosos. Sin embargo, algo está cambiando. Algunos adivinos empiezan a tener premoniciones acerca de un último dragón, y en el ambiente se intuye un nuevo aliento: la llegada de una magia extraordinaria, al tiempo que el nombre de Jennifer Strange comienza a habitar los sueños de los magos.

Depuis que Jennifer Strange, 15 ans, a été choisie pour tuer le dernier dragon, elle est la personnalité la plus célèbre de tout le pays. Armée de son épée Exhorbitus, elle décide d''aller d''abord discuter avec la créature mythique. Car les raisons de sa mission sont bien moins nobles qu''elle ne le pensait... " Un J.K. Rowling pour les grands ! " Sunday Times

Enter the first five novels in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Next series—over one million copies in print!—and follow literary detective Thursday Next as she adventures through her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England. “What keeps this series humming is Fforde’s lively engagement with books and the indefatigable woman he’s created to defend them.”—People “It’s easy to be delighted by a writer who loves books so madly.”—Janet Maslin, The New York Times The Eyre Affair: Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “delightfully clever,” this riotous novel follows Detective Thursday Next as she tracks down the villain who plucked Jane Eyre from the pages of Brontë’s novel—and averts a heinous act of literary homicide. Lost in a Good Book: Thursday fights to save the love of her life, navigating the works of Kafka and Austen and even Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies. But when she discovers a new play from the Bard himself and finds herself the target of a series of potentially lethal coincidences, she realizes the stakes are far higher than she could have predicted. The Well of Lost Plots: Thursday is ready for a break. She heads to the depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside, to lose herself in a cliché-ridden pulp mystery. What was supposed to be a well-deserved reprieve turns into chaos as Thursday discovers the Well’s dark underbelly, a veritable linguistic free-for-all. To top it off, a murderer is stalking Jurisfiction personnel and nobody is safe—least of all Thursday. Something Rotten: It’s back to reality for Thursday—and fiction never looked so good. But as she travels with the dithering Danish prince Hamlet, she becomes wrapped up in an outlaw fictioneer’s plot for absolute power. Can Thursday find a Shakespeare clone to stop this hostile takeover? First Among Sequels: Thursday grapples with a host of problems in the Book World, but her biggest challenge is motivating her sixteen-year-old son, Friday, to follow his destiny as a member of the ChronoGuard. As she juggles the trials of motherhood and saving the Book World, Thursday finds she must face down her most vicious enemy yet: herself.

Nach jahrelangem Aufenthalt in der BuchWelt kehrt Agentin Thursday Next mit ihrem zweijährigen Söhnchen Friday und Hamlet, dem bekannten Dänenprinzen, in ihre Heimatstadt Swindon zurück. Im Haus ihrer Mutter warten schon andere Gäste auf sie: Lady Hamilton und Fürst Bismarck, der den deutsch-dänischen Krieg von 1864 zu vermeiden versucht. Ansonsten sind es keine guten Zeiten für Dänen: Der tückische Yorrick Kaine versucht sich auf einer Welle von anti-dänischen Ressentiments zum Diktator von England ernennen zu lassen, und wenn es Thursday Next nicht gelingt, den Swindon Mallets zum Sieg beim SuperHoop (der Krockett-Meisterschaft) zu verhelfen, werden Kaine und die Goliath Corporation die Welt in den Untergang führen. Eigentlich erstaunlich, denn Goliath bereut (angeblich) alle Sünden und möchte als Religionsgemeinschaft anerkannt werden. Und was noch schlimmer für Hamlet ist: Er kann nicht zurück in die BuchWelt! Ophelia hat sein Stück umgeschrieben … Wird Thursday Next die Welt retten können? Und wer passt auf ihren Sohn auf, während sie es versucht? Jasper Ffordewurde 1961 geboren. Seine Romane schrieb er 14 Jahre lang neben seiner Arbeit als Kameramann bei verschiedenen Filmproduktionen. Die Reihe um die Literatur-Geheimagentin Thursday Next ist inzwischen zur Kultserie geworden.

"Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world''s last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--

The fifth installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England—from the author of The Constant Rabbit Jasper Fforde has thrilled readers everywhere with his gloriously outlandish novels in the Thursday Next and Nursery Crime series. And with another genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainmentis Thursday Next: First Among Sequels, Fforde’s famous literary detective is once again ready to make the world safe for fiction. Thursday Next is grappling with a host of problems in BookWorld: a recalcitrant new apprentice, the death of Sherlock Holmes, and the inexplicable departure of comedy from the once-hilarious Thomas Hardy novels, to name just a few—all while captaining the ship Moral Dilemma and facing down her most vicious enemy yet: herself.

14 years after Thursday Next pegged out at the Superhoop ''88, her Jurisfiction job has been down graded due to a potential conflict of interest, since her previous adventures are now in print. Thursday''s time is spent worrying about her teenage son and tutoring new recruits. This being fiction, however, jeopardy is never far away.

Tras recuperar la integridad de Jane Eyre y vencer al malvado Acheron Hades, los problemas continúan para la detective literaria Thursday Next: los cambios en el argumento de Jane Eyre hacen que la Jurisficción la persiga por haber alterado un clásico; el tío Mycroft se ha jubilado pero sigue haciendo peligrosos inventos; Landen, su flamante marido, ha sido «retrosustraído», y ella misma sigue perdiéndose en todo tipo de libros, desde El proceso de Kafka, hasta Sentido y sensibilidad de Austen, pasando por Grandes esperanzas de Dickens... Y eso sin olvidar el papel crucial de El cuervo de Poe, donde Thursday dejó encerrado al agente Shitt, de la todopoderosa Corporación Goliath.