Something Rotten: Thursday Next Book 4
Jun 2009 · Thursday Next Book 4 · Hachette UK
4.8star
31 reviews
Ebook
300
Pages
About this ebook
The fourth book in the ingenious Thursday Next series, from Number One bestselling author Jasper Fforde.
'Don't ask, just read it. Fforde is a true original' - Sunday Express on Lost in a Good Book
Thursday Next, Head of JurisFiction and ex-SpecOps agent, returns to her native Swindon accompanied by a child of two, a pair of dodos and Hamlet, who is on a fact-finding mission in the real world. Thursday has been despatched to capture escaped Fictioneer Yorrick Kaine but even so, now seems as good a time as any to retrieve her husband Landen from his state of eradication at the hands of the Chronoguard.
It's not going to be easy. Thursday's former colleagues at the department of Literary Detectives want her to investigate a spate of cloned Shakespeares, the Goliath Corporation are planning to switch to a new Faith based corporate management system and the Neanderthals feel she might be the Chosen One who will lead them to genetic self-determination.
With help from Hamlet, her uncle and time-travelling father, Thursday faces the toughest adventure of her career. Where is the missing President-for-life George Formby? Why is it imperative for the Swindon Mallets to win the World Croquet League final? And why is it so difficult to find reliable childcare?
'Don't ask, just read it. Fforde is a true original' - Sunday Express on Lost in a Good Book
Thursday Next, Head of JurisFiction and ex-SpecOps agent, returns to her native Swindon accompanied by a child of two, a pair of dodos and Hamlet, who is on a fact-finding mission in the real world. Thursday has been despatched to capture escaped Fictioneer Yorrick Kaine but even so, now seems as good a time as any to retrieve her husband Landen from his state of eradication at the hands of the Chronoguard.
It's not going to be easy. Thursday's former colleagues at the department of Literary Detectives want her to investigate a spate of cloned Shakespeares, the Goliath Corporation are planning to switch to a new Faith based corporate management system and the Neanderthals feel she might be the Chosen One who will lead them to genetic self-determination.
With help from Hamlet, her uncle and time-travelling father, Thursday faces the toughest adventure of her career. Where is the missing President-for-life George Formby? Why is it imperative for the Swindon Mallets to win the World Croquet League final? And why is it so difficult to find reliable childcare?
Ratings and reviews
4.8
31 reviews
Calum Greig
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January 1, 2013
a truly excellent book taking the reader all over and back again can't say much without going into too much depth and giving a spoiler so I will not. But I will say this buy read the series and enjoy the work of a truly amazing author.
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Bob Ayre
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November 11, 2015
Crime/Thriller set in a book within a book using fantasy based on books forget the blurb read the book and giggle
Nicki Hutley
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October 11, 2024
Another treat for Jasper Fforde and Thursday next fans. Funny, clever, touching, well-paced, with a touch of dodo!
About the author
Jasper Fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring out of the window and chewing the end of a pencil. He lives and works in Wales and has a passion for aviation.
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