Something Rotten

2004 novel by Jasper Fforde
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3474403
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Something Rotten

Summary

Something Rotten is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Something Rotten authored Jasper Fforde[3].
  • Something Rotten's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Something Rotten was published by Viking Press[5].
  • Something Rotten's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Something Rotten's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • Something Rotten's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Something Rotten followed The Well of Lost Plots[9].
  • Something Rotten was followed by First Among Sequels[10].
  • Something Rotten's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[11].
  • Something Rotten's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Something Rotten's country of origin is recorded as Wales[13].
  • Something Rotten was released on August 5, 2004[14].
  • Something Rotten's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130491690[15].
  • Something Rotten's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+393'}[16].
  • Something Rotten's title is recorded as Something Rotten[17].
  • Something Rotten's form of creative work is recorded as novel[18].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a22a6e0a-7463-4347-93b3-aba1773ce17b[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Something Rotten authored Jasper Fforde[3]. It was published by Viking Press[5].

Publication

Something Rotten was released on August 5, 2004[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include science fiction[6], crime fiction[7], and fantasy[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[11].

Subject and Themes

Something Rotten's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Something Rotten followed The Well of Lost Plots[9]. It was followed by First Among Sequels[10].

Why It Matters

Something Rotten ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Q130491690
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q139898230]]"
  2. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work novel
    Vegetti catalog of fantastic literature nilf id 1150731
    Author Jasper Fforde
    Title Something Rotten
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سم تھنگ روٹن (فورڈ ناول)]]"
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