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First Among Sequels

By Jasper Fforde

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| eBook | 9781844568871

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Fourteen years after she pegged out at 1988 SuperHoop, Thursday Next is grappling with a recalcitrant new apprentice, the death of Sherlock Holmes and the inexplicable departure of comedy from the once-hilarious Thomas Hardy novels.

Her idle sixteen-year-old would rather sleep all day than Continue

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Book review: Jasper Fforde's *First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel*

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First Among Sequels

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More rollicking fun in the Bookworld. Thursday Next now has 3 kids, Landen is un-disappeared; she also has 2 new Jurisfiction agents in tow (who are they, they're closer to her than she cares to say). Another adventure towards raising reading in the Outerworld, finding the secret recipe for time tra ... (continue)

More rollicking fun in the Bookworld. Thursday Next now has 3 kids, Landen is un-disappeared; she also has 2 new Jurisfiction agents in tow (who are they, they're closer to her than she cares to say). Another adventure towards raising reading in the Outerworld, finding the secret recipe for time travel, and wondering who her son, Friday, *really* will be in the future.

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guiltlessreader aka screamingbanshee said on Mar 31, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

I've been reading it for only one day and a half,
but already LOVE it!
Actually, the very beginning was quite painful, because I first opened the book during my acupuncture session. Let's say that the outbursts of laughing didn't really help.
I only pray it goes on like this till the ... (continue)

I've been reading it for only one day and a half,
but already LOVE it!
Actually, the very beginning was quite painful, because I first opened the book during my acupuncture session. Let's say that the outbursts of laughing didn't really help.
I only pray it goes on like this till the end!
UPDATE:
Yes, it does.

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tam said on Aug 8, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback