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. 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. And why, when you begin to question the world around you, do blackandwhite certainties reduce themselves to shades of grey. Jasper fforde is the author of the witty detective thursday next series of mystery novels, which are noted for their literary allusions, sparkling wordplay, and thrilling plots. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and author of the thursday next series and early riser, jasper fforde as long as anyone can remember, society has been ruled by a colortocracy. I would have loved fforde to have written the very longawaited prequel to shades of grey which he promised some years ago shades of grey is my favourite jasper fforde novel and early riser shares some of the tropes of that novel but lacks the added sparkle and complexity of that masterpiece of offthewall weirdness.
Read shades of grey a novel by jasper fforde available from rakuten kobo. The road to high saffron and will continue in two as yet unwritten novels called shades of grey 2. Qi xl s17e series q hd quills 22 february 2020 xl edition duration. Would you consider the audio edition of shades of grey to be better than the print version. Jasper fforde s shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. The novel was rejected 76 times before finally being sold. What happened to all the people who never returned from high saffron. Full of colourful characters and amusingly bizarre plot twists. Fforde has also written the shades of grey series, the nursery crimes series, and. Shades of grey ebook by jasper fforde rakuten kobo. He didnt do a very good job, as he left me with the impression that it would be dull, compared with his previous work.
If eagerness for the sequel is any barometer of the success of a novel, then this one gets 100 out of 100 i am awaiting book 2 with great anticipation. Jun 17, 2017 when i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. Jan 06, 2011 buy shades of grey first thus by jasper fforde isbn. The road to high saffron by jasper fforde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is inevitable that jasper fforde will one day write a book that does not crackle with brilliant invention, but this isnt it. The new york times bestseller and a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness the washington post from the. Hello and welcome to the shades of grey section of the website. Fforde winningly mingles enforced orderliness with a brazilesque bureaucracy that spawns the highly regarded art of loopholery in order to get anything done. Ill be working on this in 2020 and am not sure how long it will take to write. I was on jasper ffordes site and read the answers to the great shades of grey sleuthing competition. First in a series of three shades of grey peril infogandas. You came here in search of book shades of grey, written by author jasper fforde. Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published.
Shades of grey is not an easy novel to get through, by far the most difficult jasper fforde ive read so far. The only problem is that i have been waiting for the next book to learn. And even if you dont feel the need to do it again immediately, youll say yes the. A brilliantly funny and slightly bonkers new novel from jasper. 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. I absolutely love jasper fforde and i love this book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The next published book will be early riser, a standalone set in a world in which humans have always hibernated. Update 12 1718 from jasper ffordes twitter, 11092018.
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. Fair warning, though, all of his books are exceedingly british, and shades of grey is about as british as a book can be. The thursday next series of which there are seven books, the nursery crime series two, the last dragonslayer, series three and the shades of grey series which is actually only one, so far. He encourages eddie to join national colour, but appears to have a darker side. This is a very detailed book with lots of comedic and dark moments hidden within this seemingly idyllic world. Thursday next if you live in the uk, ffordes standalone novel, early riser, is available now. The comingofage story and manicpixiedreamgirl romance dont need to be much more than icing on the cake to make shades of grey a fancifully satisfying concoction. Part satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, this is the new world from the creative and comic genius of jasper fforde. Jasper is related through marriage to fellow novelist katie fforde.
Welcome to the jasper fforde website, and yes, jasper fforde is my real name. Nov 06, 2009 shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series and shades of grey. Jasper fforde was born in london on january 11, 1961. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The road to high saffron is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. I was, of course, referring to frank oz, the wellknown muppeteer, and not the l frank baum oz, which only gets a fleeting mention in sog with emerald city.
Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. This inventive fantasy from bestseller fforde the eyre affair imagines a screwball future in which social castes and protocols are rigidly defined by acuteness of personal color perception. In the farflung, highly dangerous sector 12, charlie has to deal with. Ive read pretty much all his books except his childrens series. Shades of grey features many of the elements that make fforde such a delightful and enriching read. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. In regard to the oz statue in the book fforde says. Jasper ffordes latest book shades of grey is out in january 2010.
But his web site has no sign of a sequel, and his forthcoming book begins a new series. For those that know jasper fforde, through either the thursday next or nursery crime novels, this is a step into another one of his incredibly imaginative worlds. Jasper ffordes shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey. When i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. But i wouldnt be surprised if it turned out to be the fforde novel which stays in the mind longest and most intensely. Funny as hell, yes, but with a creeping sense of horrors lurking just beneath the surface, and when they strike, well, they were even more awful than id been anticipating. Shades of grey is a clever and enjoyable read sfx magazine there are distinct shades of orwells 1984daily express a brilliantly written book full of witticisms, wordplay and puns news of the world fforde s books are more than an ingenious idea. Author of the new york times bestselling thursday next and nursery crime series, he says that writing is the same as filmmakingonly you do all the jobs, not just one. 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. I like them both, but the audio version really did bring the book to life. Jan 18, 2010 shades of grey by jasper fforde lara killian.
The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. While i love how ffordes characters in various books have mastered such diverse dimensions as. Update 12 1718 from jasper fforde s twitter, 11092018 the next book will not be a next book. Luckily, jasper fforde has an awesome primer on his book website to help keep things straight. Jane and eddie wont be born for another seven hundred years, but theres still a lot of fun to be had. Every time i reread his books i always pick up on something i hadnt before, theyre so clever and funny. Having since spent a summer holiday in the lake district, hooked on the book and bereft by the. What other book might you compare shades of grey to and why. His father was a prominent economist, while his mother did charity work and was a passionate reader. Browse other questions tagged jasper fforde sequel shades of grey or ask your own question. Shades of grey by jasper fforde in epub, fb3, txt download ebook. It was also the start of ffordes thursday next series. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or well just carry on straight after eddies marriage. A prequel to shades of grey that is essentially a standalone set in the shades of grey world, two weeks before the something that happened, referred to in shades of grey.
Jasper fforde shades of grey shades of grey a chromaticologists handbook i could write ten thousand words about colour spaces and the difficulty in visualising colour, both in print and on the screen, and still only touch on the subject. Update 12 1718 from jasper ffordes twitter, 11092018 the next book will not be a next book. Yes, more books are planned, but whether any and if so how many will actually be written seems to be unclear at this point. Reading jasper fforde is like being invited to a literarythemed dinner party. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or. Pacing is slow throughout most of the book until the end. Jasper fforde will sign and discuss his newest release, early riser viking. Welcome to the jasper fforde website overview page.
The one after the next book is ds4, and the next after that will be sog2. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002. If you have never read anything by jasper fforde this may be a good book to start with. This short film warns of the dangers of colour misuse. Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Jasper ffordes 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.
Buy shades of grey first thus by jasper fforde isbn. Dec 20, 2015 shades of grey by jasper fforde in epub, fb3, txt download e book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Fforde and his four siblings were raised in london and wales. Next book page detailing what books jasper fforde will be publishing next. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Jan 05, 2010 first in a series of three shades of grey peril infogandas. Shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Jasper ffordes first novel to be published was the eyre affair, which was published in 2001. Win a camera competition from hodder updated 9th jan 2010. Shades of grey is a clever and enjoyable read sfx magazine there are distinct shades of orwells 1984daily express a brilliantly written book full of witticisms, wordplay and puns news of the world ffordes books are more than an ingenious idea. Jasper fforde, best known for the adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world, talks to sarah crown about his new novel shades o.
I wasnt expecting a book this dark from jasper fforde. Ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. I dont know how to describe it well the book only takes place over the course of four days, and theres a lot of. He is the author of the thursday next series, the nursery crimes series, and shades of grey.
Centuries after the cryptically cataclysmic something that happened, a colortocracy, founded on the inflexible absolutes of the chromatic scale, rules the. He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. 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. More of this soon the fforde grand central page is probably the best place to start to explore, but the index also covers most things.
Feb 12, 2019 i would have loved fforde to have written the very longawaited prequel to shades of grey which he promised some years ago shades of grey is my favourite jasper fforde novel and early riser shares some of the tropes of that novel but lacks the added sparkle and complexity of that masterpiece of offthewall weirdness. You can have a look at a potted precis of the books. While there is humor, the story becomes darker, the characters more intense, the world more strange and disturbing with each turn of the page. Jasper fforde gave up his career in the film industry when his novel the eyre affair debuted on the new york times bestseller list in 2002. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. Mar 30, 2014 marchs novel for my genre exploration challenge. Jasper fforde books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shades of grey. I especially enjoyed all the different voices by gareth armstrong. Ive been working with color for almost 60 years, and yet marvel at the world fforde has spun out of everyday color theory. The road to high saffron 2012, simply titled shades of grey originally is a dystopian novel, the first in the shades of grey series by novelist jasper fforde. Shades of grey a chromaticologists handbook jasper fforde.