Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next. His father was a prominent economist, while his mother did charity work and was a passionate reader. Jan 05, 2010 shades of grey takes place in a society entirely governed by a colourtocracy. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. His thursday next books won over many readers precisely by their offkilter, pythonesque charm, and shades of grey, while not laughoutloud funny, is. Jun 06, 2014 jasper fford is the author of the acclaimed thursday next series, but was completely unknown to me when i picked shades of grey up off the shelves of my favourite book shop, circus books and music. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Published for the first time in flipback the new, portable, stylish format thats taken europe by storm.
Author of the new york times bestselling thursday next and nursery crime series, he says that writing is the same as filmmakingonly you do all the jobs, not just one. Here at fforde towers we have tried to put together a few ideas and images in order to give you an idea of how i came to write a book like this, what it means to me, and further discussions points plus images, a movie or two and a bestiary. Thursday next is my literary hero, and while the nursery crime books werent up to snuff, they. Welcome to the website this is the overview of my books so far. Juggling inviolable rules, sneaky yellows, and a risky friendship with an intriguing grey named jane who shows. Buy shades of grey first thus by jasper fforde isbn. You can have a look at a potted precis of the books. The road to high saffron is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. After an illadvised marriage greatly depleted the russet familys red vision several generations ago, the russets have struggled over the years to regain their social standing and vibrant red perception through carefully planned marriages. Jan 14, 2010 jasper fforde, best known for his adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world and the only slightly less surreal swindon, talks to sarah crown about his new novel.
Having read all the thursday next and nursery crime books by jasper fforde, and early riser, i thought id have a go at shades of grey too. Ones social standing, career potential, address and even marriage prospects are determined entirely by your own innate colour perception the range of colours your retinas perceive and to what intensity. Shades of grey features many of the elements that make fforde such a delightful and enriching read. Ive been working with color for almost 60 years, and yet marvel at the world fforde has spun out of everyday color theory. Jasper fforde is an english novelist of alternate history and comic fantasy postmodernist novels. The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. British author jasper fforde scored a comic hit with his first published novel, 2001s the eyre affair, which introduced the detective thursday next. Full of colourful characters and amusingly bizarre plot twists. Jasper fforde, best known for his adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world and the only slightly less surreal swindon, talks to sarah crown about his new novel. Jasper fforde was born in london on january 11, 1961. I am a british writer who lives in wales and writes absurdist fiction. Jun 17, 2017 when i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel.
Jasper fforde s shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or well just carry on straight after eddies marriage. Shades of grey, the first novel in a new series, was published. Dec 20, 2015 shades of grey by jasper fforde in epub, fb3, txt download e book.
Oct 07, 2010 shades of grey ebook written by jasper fforde. Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Fforde is something like a contemporary lewis carroll or edward lear. Having since spent a summer holiday in the lake district, hooked on the book and bereft by the. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shades of grey. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next special page next book well, im sort of feeling a little embarrassed what with my recent creative hiatus, from which i now seem to be emerging. If you thought the thursday next books were weird, you aint seen nuthin yet. Eddie russett is a red in a society run by a colortocracy. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Such is the world in which eddie russet finds himself in jasper ffordes latest novel, shades of grey.
He is best known for writing his thursday next series. If youre a bookloving torontonian like myself, you need to pay circus books and music an immediate visit. From the bestselling author of thursday next a brilliant new novel about a world where social order and destiny are dictated by the colors you can see. If you like jasper fforde books, youll love terry pratchett. Branching off from the thursday next series, whilst being set within the same universe, this novel was originally published in 2005 on the 1st of january through the penguin publishing house. Welcome to the jasper fforde website, and yes, jasper fforde is my real name. The novel is set on chromatacia a society regulated on ones perception of color. Fforde and his four siblings were raised in london and wales.
He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. The road to high saffron 2012, simply titled shades of grey originally is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. Ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. He didnt do a very good job, as he left me with the impression that it would be dull, compared with his previous work. Thursday next herself being in the literary detective division of special operations at starts the series by looking into who has stole a manuscript and killed one of the characters in it, changing the story forever. Jasper fforde on shades of grey books the guardian. You may notice that this website looks very little like modern websites, and thats because it was written a long time ago in html, which your greatgrandfather can tell you was the language behind. Its well written and very readable as usual for fforde, and like most of his books its based around writing about fantasy dressed up as reallife. Ill be working on this in 2020 and am not sure how long it will take to write.
Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Shades of grey shades of grey, book 1 by jasper fforde. Fair warning, though, all of his books are exceedingly british, and shades of grey is about as british as a book can be. Dec 29, 2009 already cultworshipped for his popular thursday next and nursery crimes novels first among sequels, 2007, etc. Shades of grey series by jasper fforde meet your next. If you havent read them yet but liked shades of grey id recommend giving them a shot while we wait for the next book. It was an alright book, but im thinking ill have to reread it since itll probably be more funny this goaround. Feb 02, 2010 jasper fforde, best known for the adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world, talks to sarah crown about his new novel shades of grey and the boundry between utopia. A kind of pleasant implausibility has always been at the heart of fforde s appeal. Shades of grey is the kind of book that you know you will read again because, just like the discworld novels of terry pratchett, you know you didnt get all of the jokes first time around. Mar 04, 2010 ive only read the first thursday next book by fforde, when i hadnt read enough classics to get most of the references. Shades of grey is a clever and enjoyable read sfx magazine there are distinct shades of orwells 1984daily express a brilliantly written book full of witticisms, wordplay and puns news of the world fforde s books are more than an ingenious idea. Nov 06, 2009 shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book.
Im caught up with those two series now, but planning to start his young adult series chronicles of kazam sometime soon and curious about that new book, scheduled for 2015, early riser. Funny as hell, yes, but with a creeping sense of horrors lurking just beneath the surface, and when they strike, well, they were even more awful than id been anticipating. Already cultworshipped for his popular thursday next and nurserycrimes novels first among sequels, 2007, etc. A prequel to shades of grey that is essentially a standalone set in the shades of grey world, two weeks before the something that happened, referred to in shades of grey. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Apr 01, 2014 these are my spoilery thoughts on shades of grey. Jasper fforde, best known for the adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world, talks to sarah crown about his new novel shades of. So i picked up the nearly decadeold shades of grey recently and just finished reading it. Hes a shameless punster with a demonic flair for groanworthy parodies and lampoons, and its just too much bother to try to resist his greasedpig narratives. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. Jan 01, 2010 his thursday next books won over many readers precisely by their offkilter, pythonesque charm, and shades of grey, while not laughoutloud funny, is agreeably and pleasantly eccentric, cleanly. The thursday next series of which there are seven books, the nursery crime series two, the last dragonslayer, series three and the shades of grey series which is actually only one, so far.
It contains the ffordean indomitable woman, the endearing fishout of water central character, and perhaps most importantly that expertly handled, throughthelookingglass perspective that rockets fforde into the literary circle of douglas adams. Much of the humour is focused on the basic premise of the chromocentric world. After five novels set in next s literaturemad world, chasing charles dickens and arthur conan doyles characters in and out of their venerable stories, fforde is starting a new series in a different alternate history, or perhaps future. His writing uses a lot of wordplay, metafiction, parody and are scripted in a tight manner. Can you tell ive had a lot of coffee before filming this.
Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published. Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey. But his plans to leverage his betterthanaverage red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Shades of grey is a dystopic fantasy novel by jasper fforde. Continuing to write, there is plenty more on the horizon for jasper fforde as a writer, as he shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Welcome to chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by ones limited color perception. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Jane and eddie wont be born for another seven hundred years, but theres still a lot of fun to be had. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. His published books include a series of novels starring the literary. Hundreds of years in the future, after the something that happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Hello and welcome to the shades of grey section of the website. While there is humor, the story becomes darker, the characters more intense, the world more strange and disturbing with each turn of the page.