
Thursday Next
Series by Jasper FfordeDive into the whimsical world of *Thursday Next*, where literary detective Thursday navigates a quirky alternate England under President George Formby, solving mysteries with a dash of charm and unexpected pets—like a dodo—while exploring fantastical realms of fiction and reality in this delightfully clever comic fantasy series.
Step into a whimsically chaotic literary universe where the ink of classic novels bleeds into reality, and the lines between fiction and life blur magnificently. In the quirky England of 1985, time travel is a mundane police tool and dodos are the latest fashion statement, while the Crimean War rages on in the background. Enter Thursday Next, a fearless literary detective armed with a keen intellect, a wry sense of humor, and an unshakeable devotion to the world of literature. As she battles rogue characters who threaten to disrupt beloved stories—including a notorious criminal who exploits the pages of classic literature—Thursday must navigate an enchanting, but perilous landscape filled with everything from literary assassins to the captivating depths of the written word. With plot twists as unpredictable as a plot contrivance and gems of literary wit sprinkled throughout, the series explores themes of imagination, identity, and the power of storytelling while posing the ultimate question: What happens when fiction fights back? Join Thursday on her mind-bending journey that blurs the thresholds of reality and fiction, where every chapter holds a new adventure and the stakes are as high as a classic 19th-century novel’s plot twist. Dive into the Thursday Next series and discover if she can keep the story on track—or if she’ll be trapped within its pages forever.
Books in this Series
Thursday Next
The Eyre Affair
Published in 2001
Lost in a Good Book
Published in 2002
The Well of Lost Plots
Published in 2003
Something Rotten
Published in 2004
First Among Sequels
Published in 2007
One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
Published in 2011
The Woman Who Died A Lot
Published in 2012
Dark Reading Matter
Published in 2025