Early Riser by Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde's first standalone novel - full of the imagination, wit and intelligence that has made Fforde a Number One bestseller.
Praise for Early Riser * : *
Fforde pours his brilliant imagination into every corner of this world * Daily Mail *
Endlessly imaginative and distinctively quirky, this is entertaining fun * Mail on Sunday *
Brilliantly funny. . His relentless imagination and his affection for his characters are contagious and irresistible * New York Times *
The master of the alternative universe * Press Association *
It's been worth the wait * Oxford Mail *
Make(s) us look at our world anew * SFX Magazine *
the thriller aspect is propulsive * Times *
Jasper Fforde lunacy at its best * Daily Express *
a zany send-up of all things British * Guardian *
Praise for Jasper Fforde * : *
Reading a Fforde novel feels like taking off on a magic carpet, only to be picked up by another and another and taken on new flights of fantasy . . . When the plot is thundering along, peppered with jokes, lively dialogue and silly names . . . you just sit back and enjoy the ride. * Scotsman *
Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde * Herald *
Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure. * Telegraph *
'Fforde's books are more than just an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted. They have empathetic heroes and heroines who nearly make terrible mistakes and suitably dastardly villains who do. They also have more twists and turns than Christie, and are embellished with the rich details of Dickens or Pratchett * Independent *
No summaries can do justice to the sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality of the works, nor to their vast repertoire of intricate wordplay and puns * The Times *
I love to dive into Jasper Fforde's books. They're wildly imaginative but he makes you believe every word. Where else can you encounter a ditzy dodo, a deadly chimera and a straight-as-an-arrow detective investigating what really happened to Humpty Dumpty? Great stuff. -- David Baldacci
Fforde keeps the puns and neologisms coming thick and fast while exploring every facet of his novel's intriguing premise * Financial Times *
Fforde pours his brilliant imagination into every corner of this world * Daily Mail *
Endlessly imaginative and distinctively quirky, this is entertaining fun * Mail on Sunday *
Brilliantly funny. . His relentless imagination and his affection for his characters are contagious and irresistible * New York Times *
The master of the alternative universe * Press Association *
It's been worth the wait * Oxford Mail *
Make(s) us look at our world anew * SFX Magazine *
the thriller aspect is propulsive * Times *
Jasper Fforde lunacy at its best * Daily Express *
Fans of Jasper Fforde's unique blend of comic
dystopia and quirky British cosiness will not be
disappointed with his first novel in six years
a zany send-up of all things British * Guardian *
Praise for Jasper Fforde * : *
Reading a Fforde novel feels like taking off on a magic carpet, only to be picked up by another and another and taken on new flights of fantasy . . . When the plot is thundering along, peppered with jokes, lively dialogue and silly names . . . you just sit back and enjoy the ride. * Scotsman *
Fans of the late Douglas Adams, or, even, Monty Python, will feel at home with Fforde * Herald *
Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure. * Telegraph *
'Fforde's books are more than just an ingenious idea. They are written with buoyant zest and are tautly plotted. They have empathetic heroes and heroines who nearly make terrible mistakes and suitably dastardly villains who do. They also have more twists and turns than Christie, and are embellished with the rich details of Dickens or Pratchett * Independent *
No summaries can do justice to the sheer inventiveness, wit, complexity, erudition, unexpectedness and originality of the works, nor to their vast repertoire of intricate wordplay and puns * The Times *
I love to dive into Jasper Fforde's books. They're wildly imaginative but he makes you believe every word. Where else can you encounter a ditzy dodo, a deadly chimera and a straight-as-an-arrow detective investigating what really happened to Humpty Dumpty? Great stuff. -- David Baldacci
Fforde keeps the puns and neologisms coming thick and fast while exploring every facet of his novel's intriguing premise * Financial Times *
Jasper Fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the New York Times bestseller list with The Eyre Affair in 2001. Since then, he has written another fifteen novels, including the number one Sunday Times bestseller One of Our Thursdays Is Missing,
The Constant Rabbit and The Last Dragonslayer series, adapted for television by Sky. Fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of Wales.
Jasper is @jasperfforde on Instagram, Threads and Substack. Visit his website at jasperfforde.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444763607 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444763601 |
| Title | Early Riser |
| Author | Jasper Fforde |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2019-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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