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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009)

by John Joseph Adams (Editor)

Other authors: Stephen Baxter (Contributor), Anthony Burgess (Contributor), Neil Gaiman (Contributor), Dominic Green (Contributor), Barbara Hambly (Contributor) — 24 more, Edward D. Hoch (Contributor), H. Paul Jeffers (Contributor), Laurie R. King (Contributor), Stephen King (Contributor), Mary Robinette Kowal (Contributor), Geoffrey A. Landis (Contributor), Tim Lebbon (Contributor), Tanith Lee (Contributor), Sharyn McCrumb (Contributor), Vonda N. McIntyre (Contributor), Michael Moorcock (Contributor), Amy Myers (Contributor), Naomi Novik (Contributor), Anne Perry (Contributor), Tony Pi (Contributor), Chris Roberson (Contributor), Barbara Roden (Contributor), Christopher Roden (Contributor), Rob Rogers (Contributor), Robert J. Sawyer (Contributor), Darrell Schweitzer (Contributor), Bradley H. Sinor (Contributor), Peter Tremayne (Contributor), Mark Valentine (Contributor)

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Features short stories about Sherlock Holmes and Watson solving mysteries where a particular piece has been changed, which alters the course of the story and conclusion.
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I find myself conflicted after completing this book. I would think a hardcore Sherlock Holmes fan, or should I say Arthur Conan Doyle fan, would not like this book in the least bit. A casual fan of Holmes, or Doyle, would find this book to be interesting and I must say that I enjoyed reading it and looked forward to reading the next story. Then again, I was slightly disturbed by reading Holmes being put into situations that were so, how should I put it, unHolmeslike(?). Ultimately if I read this book before I read the complete Sherlock Holmes anthology, I think I would have enjoyed it much more. The writers who contributed to this anthology are all excellent story tellers, but they would probably be better served leaving well enough alone and concentrating on their own characters. It is kind of like remaking an already classic movie, it might show well standing on its own, but when compared to its predecessor, it just seems to come up short. ( )
  MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |
Mixed bag, but the gems are worth the effort. ( )
  bardbooks | Nov 11, 2021 |
i can't really remember when i read this, but i do remember owning it. it was a really mixed bag. some of the stories were just five stars and other ones where like... how did you get in this book? ( )
  cthuwu | Jul 28, 2021 |
Beloved duo
seldom read, often copied
unsuccessfully. ( )
  Eggpants | Jun 25, 2020 |
Two stories brilliant (Neil Gaiman's, the slash one), some stories good, some stories so-so, one story horrible. ( )
  Joanna.Oyzon | Apr 17, 2018 |
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Adams, John JosephEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baxter, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burgess, AnthonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gaiman, NeilContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Green, DominicContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hambly, BarbaraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hoch, Edward D.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jeffers, H. PaulContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
King, Laurie R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
King, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kowal, Mary RobinetteContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Landis, Geoffrey A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lebbon, TimContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lee, TanithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McCrumb, SharynContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McIntyre, Vonda N.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moorcock, MichaelContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Myers, AmyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Novik, NaomiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Perry, AnneContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pi, TonyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Roden, BarbaraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Rogers, RobContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sawyer, Robert J.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schweitzer, DarrellContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sinor, Bradley H.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tremayne, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Valentine, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ellis, MichaelCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Flosnik, AnneNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Palumbo, DavidCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Vance, SimonNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes. The name is ubiquitous, familiar to everyone in the world whether or not they've read of his exploits. (Introduction)
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Contents: Introduction and Acknowledgements / John Joseph Adams - A Sherlockiana Primer / Christopher Roden - The Doctor's Case / Stephen King - The Horror of the Many Faces / Tim Lebbon - The Case of the Bloodless Sock / Anne Perry - The Adventure of the Other Detective / Bradley H. Sinor - A Scandal in Montreal / Edward Hoch - The Adventure of the Field Theorems / Vonda N. McIntyre - The Adventure of the Death-Fetch / Darrell Schweitzer - The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland / Mary Robinette Kowal - The Adventure of the Mummy's Curse / H. Paul Jeffers - The Things That Shall Come Upon Them / Barbara Roden - Murder to Music / Anthony Burgess - The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor / Stephen Baxter - Mrs. Hudson's Case / Laurie R. King - The Singular Habits of Wasps / Geoffrey Landis - The Affair of the Forty-Sixth Birthday / Amy Myers - The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey / Peter Tremayne - The Vale of the White Horse / Sharyn McCrumb - The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger / Michael Moorcock - The Adventure of the Lost World / Dominic Green - The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece / Barbara Hambly - Dynamics of a Hanging / Tony Pi - Merridew of Abominable Memory / Chris Roberson - Commonplaces / Naomi Novik - The Adventure of the Pirates of Devil's Cape / Rob Rogers - The Adventure of the Green Skull / Mark Valentine - The Human Mystery / Tanith Lee - A Study in Emerald / Neil Gaiman - You See But You Do Not Observe / Robert J. Sawyer
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823.087208Literature › English & Old English literatures › English fiction › By Type › Genre fiction › Adventure fiction › Mystery fiction

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