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Jasper Fforde

Author of The Eyre Affair

32+ Works 68,948 Members 2,456 Reviews 691 Favorited
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About the Author

He worked for many years in the film industry as a camera technician. He was raised in England, he lives & works in Wales. (Publisher Provided) Author Jasper Fforde was born on January 11, 1961 in London, England. He spent numerous years as a focus puller in the film industry, where he worked on show more films such as Quills, Golden Eye, and Entrapment. His first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is the author of the Thursday Next, Nursery Crime and Dragonslayer series and the novel Shades of Gray. In 2004, he won the Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction for The Well of Lost Plots. In 2013, his title The Last Dragonslayer made The New York Times best seller list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: I took this picture at one of his US Book Signing events at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C. Never miss a chance to see my favorite author :-)

Series

Works by Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair (2001) 15,603 copies
Lost in a Good Book (2002) 9,180 copies
The Well of Lost Plots (2004) 7,983 copies
Something Rotten (2004) 6,895 copies
The Big Over Easy (2005) 5,713 copies
First Among Sequels (2007) 5,047 copies
The Fourth Bear (2006) 4,102 copies
Shades of Grey (2009) 4,044 copies
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (2011) 2,407 copies
The Last Dragonslayer (2010) 2,254 copies
The Woman Who Died a Lot (2012) 1,733 copies
Early Riser (2018) 1,210 copies
The Song of the Quarkbeast (2011) 965 copies
The Eye of Zoltar (2014) 608 copies
The Constant Rabbit (2020) 570 copies

Associated Works

Voices from the Past (2011) — Contributor — 18 copies
Relics, Wrecks and Ruins (2021) — Contributor — 7 copies
The Last Dragonslayer [2016 film] — Original book — 2 copies

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Discussions

Red Side Story - February 6th 2024 in Fforde Ffans (July 2023)
The Woman Who Died a Lot in Fforde Ffans (February 2013)
Shades of Grey in Fforde Ffans (March 2012)
Fforde Ffebruary general discussion thread in The 12 in 12 Category Challenge (February 2012)
One of Our Thursdays is Missing in Fforde Ffans (July 2011)
The Fourth Bear in Fforde Ffans (June 2011)
***Group Read: The Eyre Affair in 75 Books Challenge for 2010 (December 2010)
First Among Sequels Discussion Thread in Fforde Ffans (September 2008)

Reviews

very clever original plot about stealing works of fiction & holding them for ransom. Surprisingly it works
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ChrisGreenDog | 600 other reviews | Mar 16, 2024 |
I know I started this when it came out, remember it being weird and hard to get into, but during this re-read/listen I suspect I abandoned it unfinished. John Lee's performance is terrific, and i think it's easier to get into this knowing the basics of the chromatic social structure up front.

I'm looking forward to "Red Side Story."
 
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yarmando | 263 other reviews | Mar 16, 2024 |
I really liked this. Reminded me a bit of Terry Pratchett, but less annoyingly obviously trying to be clever.
 
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ledonnelly | 139 other reviews | Mar 11, 2024 |
I fully expected to love this book, but it just didn't do anything for me. I wish the author would have allowed the reader to spend more time in the books rather than focusing on Thursday's life. I definitely won't be reading any more Fforde books.
 
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silva_44 | 600 other reviews | Mar 9, 2024 |

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Bill Mudron Illustrator
Maggy Roberts Illustrator
Dylan Meconis Illustrator
Larry Rostant Cover artist
Joseph Perez Cover designer
Emily Gray Narrator
Tom Gauld Cover artist
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Emiliano Bussolo Translator
Lorenz Stern Translator
Mari Roberts Photographer
Joachim Stern Translator
Jaya Miceli Cover designer
Thomas Allen Cover artist
John Lee Narrator
Stewart Roberts Illustrator
Christine Kettner Cover designer
Simon Prebble Narrator
Simon Vance Narrator
Steven Wilson Cover artist
Daniel Lagin Designer
Paul Buckley Cover designer
Ken Garduno Illustrator
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Alex Janson Cover artist
Nicola L. Robinson Cover artist
Stuart Roberts Illustrator
Patrick Leger Cover artist
Thomas Hunt Narrator
Brianna Harden Cover designer
Ryan Wood Cover artist
David Wyatt Cover artist
Thomas Colligan Cover designer

Statistics

Works
32
Also by
3
Members
68,948
Popularity
#190
Rating
4.0
Reviews
2,456
ISBNs
476
Languages
15
Favorited
691

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