Early Riser

from reading_fox

Not my favourite by this author, it does feature all of his quirky originality and inventiveness, but somehow never quite seems to manage to make it funny, perhaps because at heart it's not a laughing matter. Also the title bears little if any relation to the plot. The setting is Wales in a rever...

from foggidawn

In an alternate universe where human beings hibernate, those who work to keep the peace during the winter have a difficult and dangerous job. It's Charlie Worthing's first winter on the Winter Consulate, and things are about to get weird... If you're going to read Jasper Fforde, you need to be ok...

from grandpahobo

This is an amazingly intricate story. It very much reminds me of "hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Its not quite as laugh out loud funny, but the depth of the story telling and characters is pretty remarkable. My only warning would be to make sure you have a goog chunk of time when you lick it ...

from Othemts

I've been a fan of Jasper Fforde ever since my now defunct book club selected The Eyre Affair way back in 2002.  He generally pumps out his humorous, clever, metafictional, and totally original novels about once a year, but this time Fforde Ffans had to wait FIVE WHOLE YEARS for his new book.  Ea...

from MickyFine

It's Charlie's first winter working for the Consul rather than hibernating along with most of the human population. But while on his first assignment with his supervisor, all hell breaks loose and strands Charlie in one of the least desirable regions in Wales and finding himself caught between tw...