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Thursday Next Séries

Plongez dans un monde où la littérature devient littérale et où les frontières entre la réalité et la fiction s'estompent. Suivez une protagoniste tenace qui se lance dans des aventures extraordinaires au cœur même des livres. Découvrez des secrets cachés dans des récits classiques et soyez témoin de rebondissements qui défient la réalité. Cette série offre un mélange unique de roman policier, de science-fiction et de méta-narration qui captivera tout lecteur.

One of Our Thursdays is Missing
BookWorld: First Among Sequels
Something Rotten
The Well of Lost Plots
Délivrez-moi!
L´affaire Jane Eyre

Ordre de lecture recommandé

  1. L´affaire Jane Eyre

    • 418pages
    • 15 heures de lecture

    Dans le monde de Thursday Next, la littérature fait quasiment office de religion. A tel point qu'une brigade spéciale a dû être créée pour s'occuper d'affaires aussi essentielles que traquer les plagiats, découvrir la paternité des pièces de Shakespeare ou arrêter les revendeurs de faux manuscrits. Mais quand on a un père capable de traverser le temps et un oncle à l'origine des plus folles inventions, on a parfois envie d'un peu plus d'aventure. Alors, lorsque Jane Eyre, l'héroïne du livre fétiche de Thursday, est kidnappée par Achéron Hadès, incarnation du mal en personne, la jeune détective décide de prendre les choses en main et de tout tenter pour sauver le roman de Charlotte Brontë d'une fin certaine... " Au croisement du roman policier et de l'uchronie déjantée, Jasper Fforde signe un ouvrage jubilatoire. " Le Monde des livres.

    L´affaire Jane Eyre1
    3,9

  2. Délivrez-moi!

    Thursday Next, détective littéraire et agent des OpSpecs, bénéficie d'un repas bien mérité après être rentrée dans l'intrigue du roman Jane Eyre grâce au portail de la prose et en avoir sauvé l'héroïne. Elle a aussi retrouvé l'homme de ses rêves, Landen, et comme un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul, la voilà enceinte ! Seulement, la corporation Goliath ne l'entend pas de cette oreille, et pour la contraindre à libérer le criminel qu'elle a enfermé dans un poème de Poe, le groupe tout-puissant fait éradiquer son mari de la réalité - il serait mort dans un accident de voiture à l'âge de deux ans Seule Thursday se souvient que Landen a un jour existé... Mais maintenant que le portail de la prose a disparu, la jeune femme va devoir subir un entraînement spécial à la jurifiction - la police interne des livres - avant de pouvoir reprendre ses voyages à l'intérieur des chefs-d'œuvre de la littérature.

    Délivrez-moi!2
    4,2

  3. The Well of Lost Plots

    • 360pages
    • 13 heures de lecture

    Jasper Fforde has done it again in this genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through Western literature, resourceful literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books—like the one she has taken up residence in—are scrapped for salvage. To make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it’s up to Thursday to save the day. A brilliant feat of literary showmanship filled with wit, fantasy, and effervescent originality, this Ffordian tour de force is the most exciting Thursday Next adventure yet.

    The Well of Lost Plots3
    4,1

  4. Something Rotten

    A Thursday Next Novel

    • 416pages
    • 15 heures de lecture

    In this fourth installment, literary detective Thursday Next embarks on a new adventure in a whimsical, literature-obsessed England. The story continues to blend elements of fantasy and mystery, showcasing Fforde's signature wit and creativity as Thursday navigates a world where books and reality intertwine. Fans of the series can expect clever plot twists and engaging characters that explore the power of literature in a unique alternate reality.

    Something Rotten4
    4,2

  5. BookWorld: First Among Sequels

    A BookWorld Novel

    • 398pages
    • 14 heures de lecture

    Literary sleuth Thursday Next is back to save literature in the fifth installment of Jasper Fforde's beloved series. Renowned for his imaginative storytelling, satirical wit, and humor, Fforde has captivated readers since Thursday's debut in The Eyre Affair. With two successful books in the Nursery Crime series, Fforde continues the adventures of his iconic character in this highly anticipated sequel, which surpasses expectations. Now, fourteen years after Thursday's last escapade at the 1988 SuperHoop, her son Friday has become a challenging sixteen-year-old. However, Thursday faces even greater challenges: Sherlock Holmes is murdered at the Rheinback Falls, halting his series, and shortly after, Miss Havisham dies in a car accident, ending her narrative. When Thursday receives a death threat meant for her written self, she uncovers a serial killer wreaking havoc in the Bookworld. Adding to her troubles, the Goliath Corporation is attempting to deregulate book travel. To confront these escalating dangers, Thursday must journey to the outer limits of narrative possibilities. Filled with clever wordplay, quirky subplots, and suspense, her return promises to delight both devoted fans and critics who have celebrated Fforde's unique literary universe since the beginning.

    BookWorld: First Among Sequels5
    4,1

  6. One of Our Thursdays is Missing

    • 404pages
    • 15 heures de lecture

    Thursday Next returns in another inventive, funny and fantastical adventure by the comic and creative genius, Jasper Fforde.

    One of Our Thursdays is Missing6
    4,0

  7. The Woman Who Died a Lot

    • 366pages
    • 13 heures de lecture

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Ex-detective Thursday Next faces her trickiest assignment yet in the seventh novel of this renowned series, “[a] bibliophile’s Wonderland” (The Plain Dealer). “It’s safe to say that if you enjoy that particularly British, Douglas Adams–style absurd delivery of wry observations, you’ll get a kick out of [The Woman Who Died a Lot].”—New York Journal of Books Thursday Next, the Bookworld’s leading enforcement officer, has been forced into semiretirement following an assassination attempt. When her former SpecOps division is reinstated, she assumes she’s the obvious choice to lead the Literary Detectives. Sadly, our banged-up heroine is no spring chicken, and her old boss has a cushier job in mind: Chief Librarian of the Swindon All-You-Can-Eat-at-Fatso’s Drink Not Included Library. But where Thursday goes, trouble follows. As the new Chief Librarian faces 100 percent budget cuts and trouble from the ever-evil Jack Schitt, the Next children face their own career hiccups—and possible nonexistence. Don’t miss any of Jasper Fforde’s delightfully entertaining Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR • LOST IN A GOOD BOOK • THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS • SOMETHING ROTTEN • FIRST AMONG SEQUELS • ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING • THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT

    The Woman Who Died a Lot7
    4,2