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Red Side Story
Red Side Story: The long-awaited sequel to Jasper Fforde's bestselling Shades of Grey | Jasper Fforde
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Imagine a world where your position in society depended on what bit of the colour spectrum you could see. This is the world inhabited by Eddie Russett (red, middle-level) and Jane Grey (monochromatic, lowest in society). Eddie and Jane must negotiate the delicate Chromatic politics of society to find out what the 'Something that Happened' actually was, how society got to be this way, and crucially, is there Somewhere Else beyond their borders - and if there is, could there be Someone Else, too, someone whose unseen hand has been guiding the fortunes and misfortunes of the nation for the past 500 years? It's a tale of a young couple's thirst for justice and answers in an implacably rigid society, where the prisoners are also the guards, and cages of convention bind the citizens to only one way of thinking - or suffer the consequences. . ..
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Decalino
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It was a true delight to be back in the uniquely dystopian world of Chromotacia, where your ability to perceive color determines your place in life. No time has passed since the events of Shades of Grey; Eddie & Jane face being sent to the Green Room for the fatal results of their journey. A fascinating read that offers more clues about the nature of their world, and promises to reveal even more in book three. Hopefully sooner rather than later!

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I've been waiting a dozen years for this dystopian science fiction/fantasy sequel! Was it worth the wait? Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#red-side-story-shades-of-grey-2

North American publication was May 7.

#NetGalley #RBMedia #RedSideStory

Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes My copy came this week! 7d
julesG I just read the first book. Ordered the second. I'm glad I held out reading the first book for so long. 😉 6d
JoyBlue @julesG You're so clever! 😍 6d
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Decalino
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My name is Eddie Russett, but only for another two hours and nine minutes.

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Decalino
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It's here!!!! I try not to have high expectations, but I have been waiting for this book for *years* and it's finally out. Plus, it arrived in that brief window between books, so the timing is perfect!

RamsFan1963 I'm very jealous, I need to get this ASAP!! 1w
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Just a little excited to find this in my mailbox today. I couldn‘t wait for May (U.S. edition), so I ordered from Blackwell‘s…

RamsFan1963 I'm SO jealous!!! 3mo
AlaMich Cool! I really enjoyed the first one. 3mo
AlaMich Have you see the American cover? It‘s quite something 3mo
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JoyBlue I could‘t wait for US release either, so I ordered it from Waterstones! 😍 2mo
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Decalino
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Okay, I literally shrieked and hit the pre-order button when I saw that this book is coming out in May. I *loved* Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey (nor to be confused with...you know). I had given up on ever getting a sequel but it's finally happening! It may be time to re-read Shades of Grey, although I'm not normally prone to revisiting books. Hooray!

BennettBookworm WOAH!! FINALLY!! 3mo
RamsFan1963 Are you kidding me?!?! Its about friggin time!! I've been waiting for a sequel to Shades of Grey for years!! I'm so excited!! 3mo
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Congratulations Barbara @BarbaraBB - isn‘t Litsy great?
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BarbaraBB I love Fforde! Thanks for entering the giveaway! 7mo
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 7mo
thegirlwiththelibrarybag I love Jasper Fforde - glad he‘s gotten over his writers block 7mo
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Jasper Fforde posted about this on his FB!

https://www.facebook.com/100063700870521/posts/pfbid02nbBNtVjE32QGUFpXuGLfG7wPL4...

I‘d have copied and pasted, but it was too long to fit. And it has the first sentence of the sequel (which was also too long to fit.) Basically he‘s done writing it and is in the middle of editing.