Thursday, Next?
Ok I am reading this wonderful series of books lately. Its kind of a cross between Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy and Sliders. The books star Thursday Next, a Spec Ops operative. The first book is The Eyre Affair and has Thursday trying to rescue a kidnapped Jane Eyre from the clutches of a supercriminal. Thursday is a member of Spec Ops-27, literary operatives who are charged with keeping all of Great Britain's fiction free from harm. Yes, this is an alternative reality series in which fictional characters can leap out of their books, time travel is policed by the Chrono Guard (Spec Ops 12), and werewolves and vampires are kept in check by Spec Ops 28 the monster squad. The series is a 1980s-1990s British fantasy/detective series that Teri found one day while roaming the book store and that I ended up reading first and am liking more and more. Teri is just starting the first book. If you want to get a feel for the series visit the Thursday Next website here.
posted by Unknown at 4:50 PM
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Thanks for the input kori. I have been reading for years and have just about exhausted the fantasy and science fiction genres and there aren't that many new good writers out there. So now I am branching out to action/adventure and mystery, stuff I haven't read since I was way young. Thursday Next was an accidental discovery of British literature.
Actually, this series sounds pretty creative. Maybe I could add it to the stack sometime. B)
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