Jasper Fforde
6 SeriesJasper Fforde is an English novelist renowned for his Thursday Next series, which blends alternate history with comic fantasy and postmodernism. His works are characterized by wordplay, metafiction, and parody. Prior to his writing career, Fforde worked as a focus puller on films, including GoldenEye. He is related by marriage to novelist Katie Fforde.
In Jasper Fforde's dystopic fantasy novel, "Shades of Grey," society is governed by individuals' color perception within the world of Chromatacia. The protagonist, Eddie Russet, possesses a superior red perception and aspires to elevate his social standing through marriage into a prominent family. His ambitions are disrupted when he befriends Jane, a grey, who reveals to him the deeper realities beyond the superficial color-based hierarchy. Together, they challenge the illusions that underpin their society, uncovering a broader truth about their world.
