next, thursday (fictional character)

Thursday Next faces a new set of problems in the BookWorld, both at home and at work, and struggles to keep her wits as she navigates the treacherous world around her.

Thursday Next, an English detective who mingles--literally--in the world of fiction, seeks to have her husband resurrected when her hands become full with her toddler son and her new companion, Prince Hamlet, and finds herself juggling Shakespeare clones and trying to save the world through a high-stakes croquet tournament.

Thursday Next, an English detective who mingles--literally--in the world of fiction, seeks to have her husband resurrected when her hands become full with her toddler son and her new companion, Prince Hamlet, and finds herself juggling Shakespeare clones and trying to save the world through a high-stakes croquet tournament.

Forced into semi-retirement after an assassination attempt, Thursday Next finds her recuperation challenged by the personal and professional struggles of her children and Goliath's constant attempts to replace her with synthetic duplicates.