Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron

by Fforde, Jasper
ISBN: 9780143118589
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The New York Times bestseller and "a rich brew of dystopic fantasy and deadpan goofiness" (The Washington Post) from the author of the Thursday Next series and Early Riser

Welcome to Chromatacia, where the societal hierarchy is strictly regulated by one's limited color perception. And Eddie Russet wants to move up. But his plans to leverage his better-than-average red perception and marry into a powerful family are quickly upended. Juggling inviolable rules, sneaky Yellows, and a risky friendship with an intriguing Grey named Jane who shows Eddie that the apparent peace of his world is as much an illusion as color itself, Eddie finds he must reckon with the cruel regime behind this gaily painted fa ade.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Fforde, Jasper
  • ISBN: 9780143118589
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 7.71 x 0.73
  • Number Of Pages: 390
  • Publication Year: 2011

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  • Witty, interesting, and unique

    Tim L. - 7 months ago

    This is a dystopian style book with a twist. It deals with the socio-economic class and it is determined by the color you can perceive. There is a giant rabbit, man-eating plants, and a girl with a retrouss nose. The writer is extremely witty and imaginative. He creates a whole world with conveyor streets, night blindness, and places you SHOULD NOT go. This book grabs you, holds you and leaves you wondering what will happen next.

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  • Social status is decided by acuteness of your color perception.

    Andrew C. - 2 years 5 months ago

    Many folks enjoy Jasper Fforde for his Thursday Next novels or Nursery Crime series, but I think "Shades Of Grey" is by far his best work to date. It's a story that is in turns a romance, a social satire, and a revolutionary thriller. Imagine a society where your standing is decided by what part of the color spectrum you're able to perceive. This is the world of "Shades of Grey" where Eddie Russett meets Jane a lowly "grey" who is full of secrets and surprises. Eddie's friendship with Jane force him to reevaluate everything he knows to be true, and if Eddie manages to survive the misadventures Jane leads him on he may just turn the entire color cast system on its ear.

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