▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁live ▁only ▁one ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁days ▁they ▁are ▁" ston ed ," ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁susp ended ▁animation . ▁The ▁nov els ▁focus ▁on ▁a ▁man , ▁Jeff ▁C air d , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁day bre aker : ▁someone ▁who ▁lives ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁day ▁a ▁week . ▁As ▁the ▁series ▁progress es , ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁suffering ▁from ▁dis soci ative ▁identity ▁dis order . ▁ ▁The ▁nov els ▁compr ising ▁the ▁tr il ogy ▁are : ▁▁ ▁Day world ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁ ▁Day world ▁Reb el ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁ ▁Day world ▁Break up ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁pre quel ▁to ▁the ▁tr il ogy , ▁Day world : ▁A ▁H ole ▁in ▁Wed nes day , ▁by ▁Philip ▁José ▁Far mer ▁and ▁D anny ▁Adams , ▁was ▁published . ▁Adams ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Far mer ▁on ▁the ▁short ▁novel ▁The ▁City ▁Bey ond ▁Play . ▁ ▁Plot ▁background ▁Jeff ▁C air d ▁is ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁T ues day - World ▁N . E . ▁( New ▁Era ) ▁ 1 3 3 0 . ▁The ▁book ▁starts ▁on ▁D 5 - W 1 ▁( Day - F ive , ▁Week - One ) ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Month ▁of ▁N . E . ▁ 1 3 3 0 . ▁( Each ▁day ▁of