Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde (born 11 January 1961) 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. Provided by Wikipedia