NY: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper. 2004. First US Edition. Hardcover. 375 pages. A lovely copy. Faintly bumped spine tail. Unclipped dust wrapper very lightly rubbed on rear panel. ; <b>In this third book of the series, Thursday Next has to 'lie low in the Well of Lost Plots, inserting herself as a minor character in a third-rate mystery through Jurisfiction's Character Exchange Program. What she discovers is that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where syntax-chomping grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books (like the one she has taken up residence in) are scrapped for salvage in the Text Sea.' Highly recommended.</b> .

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The third installment in Jasper Fforde’s New York Times bestselling series follows literary detective Thursday Next on another adventure in her alternate reality of literature-obsessed England Jasper Fforde has done it again in this genre-bending blend of crime fiction, fantasy, and top-drawer literary entertainment. After two rollicking New York Times bestselling adventures through Western literature, resourceful BookWorld literary detective Thursday Next definitely needs some downtime. And what better place for a respite than in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots, where all unpublished books reside? But peace and quiet remain elusive for Thursday, who soon discovers that the Well is a veritable linguistic free-for-all, where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market, and lousy books—like the one she has taken up residence in—are scrapped for salvage. To make matters worse, a murderer is stalking the personnel of Jurisfiction and it’s up to Thursday to save the day. A brilliant feat of literary showmanship filled with wit, fantasy, and effervescent originality, this Ffordian tour de force will appeal to fans of Douglas Adams and P. G. Wodehouse. Thursday’s zany investigations continue with Something Rotten . Look for the five other bestselling Thursday Next novels, including One of Our Thursdays is Missing and Jasper Fforde’s latest bestseller, The Woman Who Died A Lot . Visit jasperfforde.com for a ffull window into the Ffordian world!

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Bookseller: Anglophile Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5781
Title: Well of Lost Plots, The
Author: FFORDE, Jasper
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust wrapper
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First US Edition
ISBN 10: 0670032891
ISBN 13: 9780670032891
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 2004
Keywords: British Author, Alternate Reality, Great Britain, Mystery, Humor, Humour
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; Anglophile Mystery; Anglophile Fiction A-F;

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