Order of Thursday Next Books

Order of Thursday Next Books

Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde

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

The Eyre Affair

(2001)

Lost in a Good Book

(2002)

The Well of Lost Plots

(2003)

Something Rotten

(2004)

First Among Sequels

(2007)

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing

(2011)

The Woman Who Died A Lot

(2012)

Dark Reading Matter

(2025)