Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781165416 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Science fiction and mystery, a fine adventure, and a transformational steampunk battle I bought this book because author James Lovegrove wrote a Sherlock Holmes pastiche, "The Fallen Financier," (published in the anthology Encounters of Sherlock Holmes) that I liked very much. So when I saw that Lovegrove had a full-length Holmes story coming out, I pre-ordered it and waited semi-patiently for it to pop into my kindle, because I wanted to see what he would do with a Holmes novel.Well! I did not expect such a fine book. The story features a grand villain and a shining but . Predictable and One dimensional Allie R. As a long time Sherlock Holmes fan, I found this book struggling to capture the essence and voice of Sherlock Holmes. The plot was a little predictable and the characters were very one-dimensional. I would not recommend this book to avid Sherlock Holmes fans. The story was definitely not the stuff of nightmares.. London Fog said Genuine Holmes-Steampunk Amalgamation. Having been unimpressed with the mostly lukewarm amalgamations of Sherlock Holmes pastiches set amidst a steampunk backdrop, I was initially skeptical going into this book. There have been no shortages of newly discovered Watsonian manuscripts unearthed from the vaults of Cox & Co. of late, though I have had the sneaking suspicion that most are merely clever forgeries. It is very seldom I can believe the doctor is responsible for the narration or that it is the convincing recounting of
It's the autumn of 1890, and a spate of bombings has hit London. The newspapers are full of fevered speculation about anarchists, anti-monarchists and Fenians. But is this masked man truly the force for good that he seems? Is he connected somehow to the bombings? Holmes and his faithful companion Dr. But one man suspects an even more sinister hand behind the violence. Sherlock Holmes believes Professor Moriarty is orchestrating a nationwide campaign of terror, but to what end? At the same time, a bizarrely garbed figure has been spotted on the rooftops and in the grimy back alleys of the capital. He moves with the extraordinary agility of a latter-day Spring-heeled Jack. He possesses weaponry and armour of unprecedented sophistication. He is known only by the name Baron Cauchemar, and he appears to be a scourge of crime and villainy. Watson are about to embark on one of their strangest and most exhilarating adventures yet.
He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of The Age of Odin, the third novel in his critically-acclaimed Pantheon military SF series. . Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel Untied Kingdom. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel Days and for the John W. He was short-listed for the Arthur C
Lovegrove has honed his craft well and brings the best to the fore in this book, making it an enticing and worthwhile read for fans of Holmes, steampunk or those simply wanting to be entertained.” – Adventures in SciFi Publishing "a very intelligent, well-crafted novel that does justice to the characters, both Conan Doyle’s and Lovegrove’s own." - Ravenous Monster"The story is skillfully crafted and wraps the reader up as tightly in Watson’s narrative of the adventure as Doyle’s stories did." - Pop Mythology"Lovegrove has clearly enjoyed his time with the great detective" - Fantasy Matters&n