Jasper Fforde has published 17 novels and 2 other books, beginning with The Eyre Affair (2001). The 2 series include Thursday Next (7 books, starting with The Eyre Affair) and The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles (4 books, starting with The Last Dragonslayer). The latest is The Great Troll War (2021).
Updated September 2026
Thursday Next books in order (7)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Eyre Affair (2001) · 2 Lost in a Good Book (2002) · 3 The Well of Lost Plots (2003) · 4 Something Rotten (2004) · 5 First Among Sequels (2007) · 6 One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (2011) · 7 The Woman Who Died a Lot (2012)
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The Eyre Affair (Jul 2001)
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Lost in a Good Book (Jul 2002)
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The Well of Lost Plots (Jul 2003)
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Something Rotten (Aug 2004)
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First Among Sequels (Jul 2007)
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One of Our Thursdays Is Missing (Feb 2011)
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The Woman Who Died a Lot (Jul 2012)
The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles books in order (4)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Last Dragonslayer (2010) · 2 The Song of the Quarkbeast (2011) · 3 The Eye of Zoltar (2014) · 4 The Great Troll War (2021)
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The Last Dragonslayer (Nov 2010)
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The Song of the Quarkbeast (Nov 2011)
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The Eye of Zoltar (Apr 2014)
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The Great Troll War (Sep 2021)
Where to start with Jasper Fforde
Start here
The Eyre Affair
Jasper Fforde's most-read book and the first of the 7 Thursday Next books.
Newest
The Great Troll War
Published September 2021.
Standalone novels in order
The Big Over Easy (Jul 2005)
The Fourth Bear (Jul 2006)
Shades of Grey (2009)
Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron (Nov 2009)
Early Riser (2018)
The Constant Rabbit (Jul 2020)
Other books in order
Shades of Grey 2 (2022)
Dark Reading Matter (Nov 2025)
About Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde is an English novelist whose first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is known mainly for his Thursday Next novels, but has also published two books in the loosely connected Nursery Crime series, two in the Shades of Grey series and four in The Last Dragonslayer series. Fforde's books abound in literary allusions and wordplay, tightly scripted plots and playfulness with the conventional, traditional genres. They usually contain elements of metafiction, parody, and fantasy.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Jasper Fforde FAQ
- How many books has Jasper Fforde written?
- Jasper Fforde has published 17 novels and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Jasper Fforde's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Thursday Next with The Eyre Affair and The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles with The Last Dragonslayer. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Jasper Fforde's latest book?
- The Great Troll War (2021).
- What is Jasper Fforde's most famous book?
- The Eyre Affair (2001) is Jasper Fforde's most widely read book.
- Are Jasper Fforde's books connected?
- 11 books belong to 2 series (Thursday Next and The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles); the other 8 books stand alone.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.