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"Ex-Literary Special Ops agent Thursday Next is embarking on her eighth and final fictional adventure, and she is well aware of the fact. The problem is, others are aware of it, too. Old foes and new are plotting a terrible revenge: to disrupt the narrative and make the last Thursday Next novel, Dar...

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Main Author: Fforde, Jasper (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Soho Press, Inc., 2026.
Series:Fforde, Jasper. Thursday Next.
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