Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

by George Mann (Editor)

Overview

Modern masters of steampunk and horror offer their own spin on the Sherlock Holmes mythos in a series of stories that are “a thunderously good time” (Criminal Element)
 
A brand-new collection of Sherlock Holmes stories from a variety of exciting voices in modern horror and steampunk, including James Lovegrove, Justin Richards, Paul Magrs, Guy Adams and Mark Hodder. Edited by respected anthologist George Mann, and including a story by Mann himself.

Introduction by George Mann 
The Loss of Chapter Twenty-One by Mark Hodder
Holmes and the Indelicate Widow by Mags L Halliday
The Demon Slasher of Seven Sisters by Cavan Scott
The Post-Modern Prometheus by Nick Kyme
Mrs Hudson at the Christmas Hotel by Paul Magrs
The Case of the Night Crawler by George Mann
The Adventure of the Locked Carriage by Stuart Douglas
The Tragic Affair of the Martian Ambassador by Eric Brown
The Adventure of the Swaddled Railwayman by Richard Dinnick  
The Pennyroyal Society by Kelly Hale
The Persian Slipper by Steve Lockley
The Property of a Thief by Mark Wright
Woman’s Work by David Barnett
The Fallen Financier by James Lovegrove

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781160107
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	02/19/2013
Series:	Encounters of Sherlock Holmes
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	829,304
File size:	418 KB

About the Author

George Mann is the author of the Newbury & Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas, and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy.

Editorial Reviews

The 14 mostly first-rate if occasionally gory selections in Mann's anthology of all-original Holmes pastiches will delight fans of "one of the world's best known and most loved fictional creations." Mark Hodder starts things off with "The Loss of Chapter Twenty-One," in which eccentric poet Algernon "Algy" Swinburne screeches into Baker Street seeking help for ailing explorer Sir Richard Burton, a translator of Arab erotica who's seeking a work that includes a vital chapter missing from his own copy. Holmes encounters an alien-betrothed H.G. Wells in Eric Brown's "The Tragic Affair of the Martian Ambassador," an improbable yet tragic tale of interplanetary politics and suicide. London becomes a virtual slaughterhouse in Cavan Scott's graphic "The Demon Slasher of Seven Sisters," a case that nearly breaks Holmes according to news reports chronicling the horrific episode. Blood and viscera flow freely in dingy London alleyways as the discovery of a decapitated corpse leads Holmes and Watson to pursue a malformed monster suggestive of Frankenstein in Nick Kyme's "The Post-Modern Prometheus." Other fine stories, such as "Adventure of the Locked Carriage" by Stuart Douglas, are reminiscent of the original brilliance that Conan Doyle gave us more than a century ago. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

Fans of Holmes looking for a strong anthology that just happens to feature some of the most exciting upcoming genre fiction talent in the UK today should take a look. Mann has a compiled a great collection here, and it’s well worth your time.”
—Starburst Online

“As a lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan, Encounters was a delightful escape.”
—Celebrity Cafe

“I highly recommend this collection to anyone who’s a fan of Doyle’s work or even just a fan of mysteries in general.”
—8 Days a Geek

“Overall, fans of Holmes would do well to check out this volume. Recommended.”
—Fandom Post

“A thunderously good time.”
—Criminal Element

“I tend to avoid Sherlock books written by other authors because I usually find myself flinging the book away with disgust. This collection is nothing like that. The fact that it has one of the most faithful Sherlock Holmes stories I've ever read is amazing. The fact that it has 14 faithful Holmes stories is astonishing.”
—Geek Twin

“The other tales in “Encounters of Sherlock Holmes” were well told and their authors did a magnificent job of imitating Doyle’s style and idiom. As a fan of Doyle and a close reader of the original short stories, I could see one finding difficulty in distinguishing one of the other stories from the canon, a testament to the authors’ craft.”
—Geek Smash

“I enjoyed every minute of it and give Encounters of Sherlock Holmes 4 1/2 stars out of 5.”
—Gnostalgia

“Mann’s collection, and its contributing authors take the reader as close to the workings of Holmes’ mind as you can without actually being him.”
—IHO Geek

“If you’re a Sherlockian, you’ll want to add it to your collection.”
—Nerds In Babeland

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