But his web site has no sign of a sequel, and his forthcoming book begins a new series. Fforde had far too little plot to go around, so the very thin spread of story felt obnoxiously peppered by flippant anecdotes and sidegags, like sideshow diversions. The one after the next book is ds4, and the next after that will be sog2. 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. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next. 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. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Shades of grey has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the. Jasper fforde s new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and as a consequence falls somewhere between sharp.
And while i absolutely love the thursday next series and the chronicles of kazam, its the shades of grey series that i desperately want him to finish first. The road to high saffron is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. Fforde is mainly known for his thursday next novels, although he has written several books in the loosely connected nursery crime series and has begun two. This was to start a trend in his work for the fantastical and funny that has been integrated into his work throughout much of his career. Welcome to the website this is the overview of my books so.
When i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. 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. Book the second dragonslayer iv, where we conclude the adventures of jennifer. Writing and publishing his first book, the eyre affair, in 2001, the writer jasper fforde made his debut on the literary scene with a good impact. Shades of grey has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Hello and welcome to the shades of grey section of the website. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The novel shades of grey has a subtitle, the road to high saffron, though neither the us nor the uk editions include that on the cover. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or well just carry on straight after eddies marriage.
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