Jasper Fforde - First among sequels (Thursday Next #5) [re-seed]

mp3 - 64 kbs - 2007 - English


Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Full of bizarre subplots, many of which don\\\\\\\'t go anywhere, bestseller Fforde\\\\\\\'s fifth novel to feature intrepid literary detective Thursday Next (after 2004\\\\\\\'s Something Rotten) blends elements of mystery, campy science fiction and screwball fantasy ���  la Terry Pratchett\\\\\\\'s Discworld. With the Stupidity Surplus reaching dangerously high levels all over England, Acme Carpets employee and undercover SpecOps investigator Next has her hands full trying to persuade her 16-year-old slacker son, Friday, to join the ChronoGuard, which deals with temporal stability; if Friday continues to sleep away his future, the end is near�¢ï¿½ï¿½for everyone. To complicate matters, a malicious apprentice begins making classic works of literature into reality book shows (Pride and Prejudice becomes The Bennets), a ruthless corporation tries to turn the Bookworld into a tourist trap, and the Cheese Enforcement Agency tries to bust Next for smuggling killer curd. The fate of the world may lie in a Longfellow poem. Fans of satiric literary humor are in for a treat. (July)
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From Bookmarks Magazine
Set in a world where books are more fun than television, more serious than the CIA, and more important than proper diet and exercise, the Thursday Next novels continue to grow in popularity-which is a good sign. In the fifth novel of the series (after Something Rotten, ***1/2 Nov/Dec 2004), Jasper Fforde again shows off his delicious British wit (and occasionally heavy-handed use of puns) in another zany romp. If you\\\\\\\'re already a fan, First Among Sequels is sure to thrill. If you\\\\\\\'re new to the series, you might as well dive right in. Either way, you\\\\\\\'ll soon have a new appreciation of Henry Longfellow.
Copyright ���© 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.

From AudioFile
Adult Harry Potter fans can find refuge in Jasper Ffordes Thursday Next series. Fforde brings to life the world inside books. Literary detective Ms. Next continues her work for Jurisfiction, the police force in the Bookworld. While she tries to persuade her slacker teenaged son to go to work for the ChronoGuard, who is responsible for temporal stability, she discovers that someone is turning literary works into reality TV shows and that others want to turn the Bookworld into a tourist trap. Emily Gray returns as narrator a second time, and her matter-of-fact delivery, especially regarding the National Stupidity Surplus, enhances the delightful lunacy of Ffordes tales. One annoying element to the presentation is a longer than usual lapse at the end of each track, which proves distracting. R.E.F. ���© AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright ���© AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description
Literary sleuth Thursday Next is out to save literature in the fifth installment of Jasper Fforde�¢ï¿½ï¿½s wildly popular series

Beloved for his prodigious imagination, his satirical gifts, his literate humor, and sheer silliness, Jasper Fforde has delighted book lovers since Thursday Next first appeared in The Eyre Affair, a genre send-up hailed as an instant classic. Since the no-nonsense literary detective from Swindon made her debut, literature has never been quite the same. Neither have nursery rhymes, for that matter. With two successful books of the Nursery Crime series under his belt, Fforde takes up once again the brilliant adventures of his signature creation in the highly anticipated fifth installment of the Thursday Next series. And it�¢ï¿½ï¿½s better than ever.

It�¢ï¿½ï¿½s been fourteen years since Thursday pegged out at the 1988 SuperHoop, and Friday is now a difficult sixteen year old. However, Thursday�¢ï¿½ï¿½s got bigger problems. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Rheinback Falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. And before this can be corrected, Miss Marple dies suddenly in a car accident, bringing her series to a close as well. When Thursday receives a death threat clearly intended for her written self, she realizes what�¢ï¿½ï¿½s going on�¢ï¿½ï¿½there is a serial killer on the loose in the Bookworld. And that�¢ï¿½ï¿½s not all�¢ï¿½ï¿½The Goliath Corporation is trying to deregulate book travel. Naturally, Thursday must travel to the outer limits of acceptable narrative possibilities to triumph against increasing odds.

Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursday�¢ï¿½ï¿½s return is sure to be celebrated by Jasper�¢ï¿½ï¿½s fanatical fans and the critics who have loved him since the beginning.

About the Author
Jasper Fforde is the bestselling author of the Thursday Next series and the Nursery Crimes series.