Order of Thursday Next Books
Thursday Next is the protagonist in a series of comic fantasy/alternate history novels by British author Jasper Fforde. Thursday Next works as a literary detective. Described as “feisty and loveable,” she is in her mid-30s and is the daughter of Colonel and Wednesday Next. The series is set in an alternate universe where England is a republic that has elected George Formby as its first president. Extinct species exist due to genetic engineering, such as mammoths and dodos (which Thursday herself has as a pet).
Jasper Fforde made his debut as a novelist with the first novel in this series, entitled The Eyre Affair and published in 2001. The series is broken down into two series – the first four books (up until Something Rotten) comprise the first series; the rest make up the second series. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Thursday Next Books
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The Eyre Affair |
(2001) |
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Lost in a Good Book |
(2002) |
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The Well of Lost Plots |
(2003) |
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Something Rotten |
(2004) |
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First Among Sequels |
(2007) |
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One of Our Thursdays Is Missing |
(2011) |
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The Woman Who Died A Lot |
(2012) |
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Dark Reading Matter |
(2025) |