{"product_id":"thursday-next-first-among-sequels-a-thursday-next-novel-9780143113560","title":"Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJasper Fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out of the window and arranging words on a page. He lives and writes in Wales. The Eyre Affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of Thursday Next novels, which includes \u003ci\u003eLost in a Good Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Well of Lost Plots\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSomething Rotten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFirst Among Sequels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne of Our Thursdays is Missing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Died A Lot\u003c\/i\u003e. The series has more than one million copies (and counting) in print. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Over Easy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Bear\u003c\/i\u003e of the Nursery Crime series, \u003ci\u003eShades of Grey\u003c\/i\u003e, and books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Dragonslayer\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit jasperfforde.com.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631603388690,"sku":"9780143113560","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ebc4406-1971-4e6a-befe-ee422d102964.jpg?v=1732777327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/thursday-next-first-among-sequels-a-thursday-next-novel-9780143113560","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}