num_pages: 13
description: It's been fourteen years since Thursday pegged out at the 1988 SuperHoop, and Friday is now a difficult sixteen year old. However, Thursday's got bigger problems. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Reichenbach Falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. And before this can be corrected, Miss Marple dies suddenly in a car accident, bringing her series to a close as well. When Thursday receives a death threat clearly intended for her written self, she realizes what's going on: there is a serial killer on the loose in the Bookworld. And that's not all--The Goliath Corporation is trying to deregulate book travel. Naturally, Thursday must travel to the outer limits of acceptable narrative possibilities to triumph against increasing odds. Packed with word play, bizarre and entertaining subplots, and old-fashioned suspense, Thursday's return is sure to be celebrated by Jasper's fanatical fans and the critics who have loved him since the beginning.
language: English
title: First Among Sequels
titlecomplete: First Among Sequels (Thursday Next, #5)
characters: Thursday Next
genres: Books About Books, Science Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Alternate History, Humor, Fantasy, Time Travel, Mystery
ratings_count: 26524
places: United Kingdom, BookWorld
series: Thursday Next
publisher: Recorded Books