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I'm rather sad no one knows.  When I joined this site I was assured there were plenty ffans of this series around here. 

 

Hmm...what day is it?  Wednesday?  Maybe we just need to wait until tomorrow. ;)

 

Other characters include Miss Havisham, Emperor Zhark and Mycroft.  Mycroft is responsible for such wonderful inventions as the ovinator and the entroposcope.

 

This series is also home to the greatest library in literary history.

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Sorry, I've been away from the forum for a few days, but I definitely know the author!!! It's Jasper Fforde :D  Lots of fans on here, so I'm sure someone else will come up with the correct book shortly.  I won't try, as I won't have time to do another quote myself, unfortunately.

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It's the first line from one of his Thursday Next books, The First Among Sequels.  Anyway...sorry about that!  His books are very original and clever with quite a cult following.  If I described it, it would probably sound weird, but it's so funny and great, but basically, it takes place in a reality where one can actually read oneself into books.  He is the same person who writes The Last Dragonslayer series, but the Thursday Next series is not a children's series.

 

Anyway...let's call it good.  Chesil said she didn't have time to do one, so Athena, do you want to go next?  As long as you promise to read The Eyre Affair, that is. ;)

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I never would've guessed :D I've only read one book by him, The Eyre Affair, but I loved it and I have almost all of the other TN books on my TBR :) Will definitely read more of his books!

 

Athena, don't be shy :D You've played this before, right?

 

Edit: When I posted the above, I hadn't read all the previous posts with the hints, because it was already revealed what the book was. But I just went back to read all of the post and now that I knew the author and book in question, I have to say, those were some fine clues! :D I'm sure more people would've guessed right, had they only read this thread in time, dtrpath27 :empathy: 

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I think that there are a few people playing and of course the more we play the more people will join in! (says I in a hopefully tone of voice :D )

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I never would've guessed :D I've only read one book by him, The Eyre Affair, but I loved it and I have almost all of the other TN books on my TBR :) Will definitely read more of his books!

 

Athena, don't be shy :D You've played this before, right?

 

Edit: When I posted the above, I hadn't read all the previous posts with the hints, because it was already revealed what the book was. But I just went back to read all of the post and now that I knew the author and book in question, I have to say, those were some fine clues! :D I'm sure more people would've guessed right, had they only read this thread in time, dtrpath27 :empathy:

 

Thank you very much, sir!  My favorite hint was the Goliath one.  That made me chuckle.  :giggle2:

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Thank you very much, sir!  My favorite hint was the Goliath one.  That made me chuckle.  :giggle2:

 

I have to say I wouldn't have picked up the Goliath hint. Mycroft sounded more familiar, and the Wednesday - tomorrow -clue, duh, I can't believe it went right over my head :lol: :lol: It was right there!!! :D

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Ok here is a quote :)

 

"The problem with the valley was this, the Monk currently believed that the valley and everything in the valley and around it, including the Monk itself and the Monks horse, was a uniform shade of pale pink. "

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