Early Riser (novel)

For other uses, see Early riser (disambiguation).

Early Riser
Early Riser (UK 2018 Edition)
AuthorJasper Fforde
Cover artistRobert Frank Hunter
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genrealternate history, fantasy, science fiction, satire
PublisherHodder & Stoughton (UK)
Viking Press (US)
Published2 August 2018 (UK)
12 February 2019 (US)
Media typePrint (hardcover)

Early Riser (2018) is a standalone alternate history satire novel of novelist Jasper Fforde.[1][2]

Plot

The story takes place in an alternate version of the United Kingdom, where the Ice Age continues and most of the human population hibernates in winter. Returning early from hibernation may cause Dead in Sleep from neural collapse, but death during hibernation may also arise from a shortage of fats, low temperature, vermin predation, carbon dioxide build-up, calcitic migration and many other complications. Some people awake with only enough vestigial memory to walk and eat, and became known as "nightwalkers".

As the novel opens, people's survivability during hibernation has dramatically increased after the introduction of Morphenox, a drug produced by HiberTech, a large and powerful "vertically integrated" corporation. HiberTech also "takes care" of nightwalkers, "redeploying" those who are suitable for performing simple tasks and supervising "transplant potential" of others.

Their Winter Consul Service is responsible for the safety of dreaming people. The main protagonist, Charlie Worthing, is a novice within the service and the story begins as they prepare for their first season as a member of the Winter Consul. Over the course of the winter, the Consul Service discovers an outbreak of viral dreams that, while not believed to be a serious concern at first, inevitably builds into a widespread emergency that endangers every Sleeper.

Reception

Early Riser was listed 10th in the New York Times Best-Seller Books Hardcover Fiction on 3 March 2019.[3]

"As Charlie uncovers a conspiracy connected with a viral dream, Fforde keeps the puns and neologisms coming thick and fast while exploring every facet of his novel’s intriguing premise." - James Lovegrove, Financial Times (30 November 2018) [4]

"Early Riser is a zany send-up of all things British and an often hilarious account of Charlie’s stumbling, hare-brained attempts to work out the secret of the authoritarian HiberTech company." - Eric Brown, The Guardian (7 September 2018) [5]

"Early Riser has all of the elements and sensibility that have earned Fforde a sizable and devoted following: wordplay, allusion, a playful exuberance and -- of course -- his signature method of World-Building via Copious and Suggestive Use of Capitalization, often in the service of creating Imaginary Socioeconomic Hierarchies and Related Governmental Agencies. (...) Fforde writes witty, chewy sentences, full of morsels, and delivers them deadpan. (...) It’s not so much that the book is less than the sum of its parts. It’s just that there are so many parts. Early Riser, while never underwritten, can be at times a bit underfelt, the verbal dexterity crowding out the room for emotion." - Charles Yu, The New York Times Book Review (28 February 2019) [6]

References

  1. ^ "Jasper Fforde returns with new 'rich, dark' novel | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ Alexander, Niall (3 August 2018). "Oh What A Miserable Winter: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde". Tor.com. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Books Best Sellers Hardcover Fiction". New York Times. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Lovegrove, James (30 November 2018). "Short review: Early Riser by Jasper Fforde". Financial Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Brown, Eric (7 September 2018). "The best recent science fiction novels – review roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ Yu, Charles (28 February 2019). "A Brilliantly Funny and Slightly Bonkers New Novel From Jasper Fforde". New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

Read other articles:

Buffered probability of exceedance

Explains the buffered probability of exceedance (bPOE), a risk measure Buffered probability of exceedance (bPOE) is a function of a random variable used in statistics and risk management, including financial risk. The bPOE is the probability of a tail with known mean value x {\displaystyle x} . The figure shows the bPOE at threshold x {\displaystyle x} (marked in red) as the blue shaded area. Therefore, by definition, bPOE is equal to one minus the confidence level at which the Conditional Va...

 

 

EasyGroup

EasyGroupJenisMilik pribadiDidirikan1998KantorpusatMonako, Jersey dan London, Britania RayaTokohkunciStelios Haji-IoannouProdukMaskapai penerbangan Layanan keuangan Kapal pesiar Internet HotelKaryawan10,000 [1]Situs webhttp://www.easy.comEasyGroup, didirikan tahun 1998, merupakan perusahaan holding yang mengontrol cabang easy-nya; dimiliki pribadi oleh Stelios Haji-Ioannou. Banyak perusahaan mengikuti format easy dalam menjadikan sesuatu lebih murah, dengan penggunaan sistem sedia dan...

 

 

2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2020 election in Washington state For related races, see 2020 Washington elections. 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election ← 2016 November 3, 2020 2024 →   Nominee Denny Heck Marko Liias Party Democratic Democratic Write-in Popular vote 1,658,405 1,218,548 759,076 Percentage 45.6% 33.5% 20.9% County results Precinct resultsHeck:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%  ...

Tindari

Frazione of Italy Tyndaris redirects here. For the genus of beetles, see Tyndaris (genus). TindariLu Tìnnaru (Sicilian) Tyndaris (Greek)Ancient Propylaeum Gate and ArchShown within SicilyAlternative nameTyndarisTyndarionLocationPatti, ItalyCoordinates38°08′44″N 15°02′23″E / 38.14556°N 15.03972°E / 38.14556; 15.03972TypeSettlementHistoryPeriodsArchaic Greek to Byzantine periodCulturesAncient Greece Tindari (Italian: [ˈtindari]; Sicil...

 

 

براندان ناش

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (فبراير 2019) براندان ناش   معلومات شخصية الميلاد 14 ديسمبر 1977 (47 سنة)  الجنسية أستراليا  الحياة العملية الفرق منتخب الهند الغربية للكريكت (2008–2011)منتخب جامايكا للك�...

 

 

Fort McPherson

Former U.S. Army base in Atlanta, Georgia, USA For the hamlet, see Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. For the historic fort in Nebraska, see Fort McPherson, Nebraska. 33°42′22″N 84°26′00″W / 33.7062055°N 84.433279°W / 33.7062055; -84.433279 This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Plea...

Yeti Airlines

Yeti Airlines IATA ICAO Kode panggil YT NYT YETI AIRLINES Didirikan1998PenghubungKathmanduProgram penumpang setiaYeti Airlines SKY-Club [1]Anak perusahaanTara AirArmada7Tujuan8Sloganyou come firstKantor pusatKathmandu, NepalTokoh utamaLhakpa Sonam SherpaSitus webwww.yetiairlines.com Yeti Airlines Domestic Pvt. Ltd. adalah maskapai penerbangan yang berbasis di Kathmandu, Nepal.[1] Maskapai penerbangan ini didirikan pada Mei 1998 dan menerima sertifikat operator udara pada tangggal 17 A...

 

 

Canoa/kayak

Disambiguazione – Se stai cercando la canoa o kayak intesa come imbarcazione, vedi Canoa. Gara di maratona in kayak Con il termine canoa vengono raggruppati vari tipi di imbarcazioni che hanno in comune il fatto di essere spinte e manovrate con pagaie e adoperate da diverse popolazioni mondiali: la canoa ed il kayak. Per estensione, lo stesso termine raggruppa gli sport praticati con tali imbarcazioni. Il sostantivo canoismo che descrive l'utilizzo della canoa come sport o diletto, è di u...

 

 

مارك ناتانسن

هذه المقالة تحتاج للمزيد من الوصلات للمقالات الأخرى للمساعدة في ترابط مقالات الموسوعة. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة وصلات إلى المقالات المتعلقة بها الموجودة في النص الحالي. (يناير 2024) مارك ناتانسن   معلومات شخصية الميلاد 25 ديسمبر 1850   سفينيتشونيس[1]  ال...

中華民國國軍中的中共間諜列表

 本表是動態列表，或許永遠不會完結。歡迎您參考可靠來源來查漏補缺。 潛伏於中華民國國軍中的中共間諜列表收錄根據公開資料來源，曾潛伏於中華民國國軍、被中國共產黨聲稱或承認，或者遭中華民國政府調查審判，為中華人民共和國和中國人民解放軍進行間諜行為的人物。以下列表以現今可查知時間為準，正確的間諜活動或洩漏機密時間可能早於或晚於以下所歸�...

 

 

Hut

Dwelling For other uses, see Hut (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Hut – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Drawings of petroglyphs from the Tagar Culture, 1st millennium BC in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Huts...

 

 

Oenocarpus

Genus of palms Oenocarpus Oenocarpus distichusillustration circa 1890[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Monocots Clade: Commelinids Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Subfamily: Arecoideae Tribe: Euterpeae Genus: OenocarpusMart. Synonyms[2] Jessenia H.Karst. Oenocarpus mapora Oenocarpus is a genus of pinnate-leaved palms (Arecaceae) native to Trinidad, southern Central and tropical South America.[3][4] W...

Gateshead

Town in Tyne and Wear, England This article is about Gateshead, England. For the suburb of Newcastle in Australia, see Gateshead, New South Wales. For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. For the constituency, see Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency). For the fictional place from Jane Eyre, see Jane Eyre § Gateshead Hall. Town in EnglandGatesheadTownUpper: BALTIC and The Glasshouse on the QuaysideMiddle: Trinity Square Halo and the Angel of the North...

 

 

Clive Revill

New Zealand actor Clive RevillRevill as Fagin from the 1963 Broadway production of Oliver!BornClive Selsby Revill (1930-04-18) 18 April 1930 (age 94)Wellington, New ZealandOccupationАctorYears active1950–presentSpouses Valerie Nelson ​ ​(m. 1971; div. 1977)​ Suzi Schor ​ ​(m. 1978; div. 1988)​Children1 Clive Selsby Revill (born 18 April 1930) is a New Zealand actor, best known for his ...

 

 

Hamiet Bluiett

American jazz musician and composer This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Hamiet Bluiett – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Hamiet BluiettOliver Lake (left) and Hamiet Bluiett performing in 2007Background informationBorn(1940-09-...

Whitworth rifle

This article is about the muzzleloader rifled musket. For the breachloader rifled field gun, see 12-pounder Whitworth rifle. For the breachloader rifled naval gun, see 70-pounder Whitworth naval gun. Muzzle-loading rifle Whitworth rifle TypeMuzzle-loading riflePlace of origin United KingdomService historyUsed byUnited KingdomCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandConfederate States of AmericaWarsAmerican Civil War, Australian frontier wars, New Zealand warsProduction historyDesignerJos...

 

 

祝詞

この項目では、神道について説明しています。その他の用法については「祝詞 (曖昧さ回避)」をご覧ください。 祝詞の様子 祝詞（のりと）は、神道の祭祀において神に対して唱える言葉で、文体・措辞・書式などに固有の特徴を持つ。 概説 [1][2] 語義・語源 ノリトのノリは「宣る」の名詞形で、呪的に重大な発言をすること。トは屎戸・詛戸・事戸などの...

 

 

NGC 373

NGC 373 La galaxie elliptique NGC 373 Données d’observation(Époque J2000.0) Constellation Poissons Ascension droite (α) 01h 06m 58,2s[1] Déclinaison (δ) 32° 18′ 30″ [1] Magnitude apparente (V) 14,9 [2] 15,9 dans la Bande B [2] Brillance de surface 12,91 mag/am2[2] Dimensions apparentes (V) 0,4′ × 0,4′ [2] Décalage vers le rouge +0,018353 ± 0,000067 [1] Angle de position ?[2] Localisation dans la constellation : Poissons Astrométrie Vi...

ピクサー・アニメーション・スタジオ

ウォルト・ディズニー・カンパニー > ウォルト・ディズニー・スタジオ > ピクサー・アニメーション・スタジオ この記事には複数の問題があります。改善やノートページでの議論にご協力ください。 出典がまったく示されていないか不十分です。内容に関する文献や情報源が必要です。（2023年10月） 信頼性に問題があるかもしれない資料に基づいており、�...

 

 

Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)

Calvinist church split from the Church of Scotland in 1843; itself split in 1900 Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)ClassificationProtestantOrientationCalvinistPolityPresbyterianFounderThomas ChalmersOrigin18 May 1843 Church of St. Andrew, EdinburghSeparated fromChurch of ScotlandSeparationsFree Presbyterian Church of Scotland (separated 1893) The Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish denomination which was formed in 1843 by a large withdrawal from the established Church of Scotland in a sc...