The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in hardcover format. There are few authors i idolise as much as jasper fforde, the man who brought us, jurisfiction, the chronoguard, full bodycontact croquet and the. Mar 01, 2011 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. The first edition of the novel was published in november 6th 2009, and was written by jasper fforde. Buy shades of grey first thus by jasper fforde isbn. Im caught up with those two series now, but planning to start his young adult series chronicles of kazam sometime soon and curious about that new book, scheduled for 2015, early riser.
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 fforde on shades of grey books the guardian. 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. Jasper fforde shades of grey series science fiction. Jan 14, 2010 jasper fforde, best known for his adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world and the only slightly less surreal swindon, talks to sarah crown about his new novel. Part social satire, part romance, part revolutionary thriller, shades of grey tells of a battle against overwhelming odds. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Once you become acclimatized to the colored world shades of grey is an engaging read, in fact, once eddie truly opens his eyes its hard to put this book down. Brock clarke is the author of seven books of fiction, most recently a collection of short stories, the price of the haircut. His novels include the happiest people in the world, exley which was a kirkus book of the year, a. His latest series is for young adults and include the last dragonslayer 2010, song of the quarkbeast 2011 and the eye of zoltar 20. Jul 26, 2012 ive just finished a rather remarkable book, shades of grey by jasper fforde. Having since spent a summer holiday in the lake district, hooked on the book and bereft by the.
Then in may 2016, fforde replied to a comment on the guardian saying. Authors with similar writing style to jasper fforde. 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. Jasper ffordes new novel has one of the highest, or narrowest, of concepts ive come across in a long time, and. Feb 09, 2010 jasper fforde describes writing without risks as not writing at all. Dec 03, 2011 there is already a thread here on his thursday next series but i thought shades of grey. Fforde winningly mingles enforced orderliness with a brazilesque bureaucracy that spawns the highly regarded art of loopholery in order to get anything done. Shades of grey ii either a prequel that takes place before the something that happened or well just carry on straight after eddies marriage. 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. If you havent read them yet but liked shades of grey id recommend giving them a shot while we wait for the next book.
Fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, was published in 2001. Feb 02, 2010 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 of grey and the boundry between utopia. 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. Ive been working with color for almost 60 years, and yet marvel at the world fforde has spun out of everyday color theory. Shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. Mar 06, 2010 so i decided i needed change and found a whimsically absurd novel that touches upon compliance. If you thought the thursday next books were weird, you aint seen nuthin yet. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shades of grey. Pdf shades of grey book by jasper fforde free download.
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 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. He didnt do a very good job, as he left me with the impression that it would be dull, compared with his previous work. From this background jasper fforde began as a writer, with his lifelong passion for literature that was nurtured from a young age. Luckily, jasper fforde has an awesome primer on his book website to help keep things straight. 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 of. Jasper fforde s shades of grey surprised the hell out of me. Jasper fforde was an enthusiastic member of the film industry for nineteen years before being published. Jasper fforde, best known for his adventures of literary detective thursday next in the surreal book world and the only slightly less surreal swindon, talks to sarah crown about his new novel. Fair warning, though, all of his books are exceedingly british, and shades of grey is about as british as a book can be. 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. An astonishing, hotly anticipated new novel from the great literary fantasist and creator of thursday next, jasper fforde. 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.
The story takes place in chromatacia, an alternate version of the united kingdom wherein social class is determined by ones ability to perceive colour. The son of one john standish fforde, who was well known for his position as the 24th chief cashier situated in the bank of england, he managed to have his signature placed upon the sterling notes. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Does jasper fforde intend a sequel to shades of grey. While there is humor, the story becomes darker, the characters more intense, the world more strange and disturbing with each turn of the page. Ive been looking forward to shades of grey for months now and the day i bought it was made even more special in that i was lucky enough to attend a reading and book signing of his. Hello and welcome to the shades of grey section of the website. Mar 30, 2014 marchs novel for my genre exploration challenge. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shades of grey. In january 2010 fforde published shades of grey, in which a fragmented society struggle to survive in a colourobsessed postapocalyptic landscape.
Nov 06, 2009 shades of grey is an unexpectedly devastating book. Jane and eddie wont be born for another seven hundred years, but theres still a lot of fun to be had. Full of colourful characters and amusingly bizarre plot twists. Ill be working on this in 2020 and am not sure how long it will take to write. Since then he has written another twelve novels, including the number one sunday times bestseller one of our. Anyone whos read his thursday next series and the spinoff nursery crimes novels, will know already that fforde has a penchant for offthewall ideas, but shades of grey, while just as odd, is a darker affair altogether. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Shades of grey a chromaticologists handbook jasper fforde. In the same way he writes about life without risks as no life at all. 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. Free download or read online shades of grey pdf epub book.
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. Jan 18, 2010 shades of grey by jasper fforde lara killian. Jan 06, 2011 buy shades of grey first thus by jasper fforde isbn. Jun 17, 2017 when i met jasper fforde, he was promoting his shades of grey novel. I would knock down my own grandmother if she stood between me and a new jasper fforde novel. 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. Jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york times bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2002. Oct 07, 2010 shades of grey ebook written by jasper fforde.