Tag: Pastiche
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Holmes for the Holidays
Review: Excellent volume of Holmesian Christmas fare. The usual blend of really good/good/just okay, but no real clunkers. Irene Adler, Moriarty, Scrooge, Cratchit, and even creepy Lewis Carroll make their obligatory appearances, but the quality is such that they can pull it off. Not great, but sort of obligatory in these pastiches. A good fast… Read more
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The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures
Review: Superb selection of Jules Verne pastiches. Some very thoughtful, some very modern, all very well written. Will check out some of the authors’ other works. Especially Peter Crowther, that story and the name of that bar. Gotta see more of that. Overall rating: How I discovered or acquired this book: Finishing half-read books Noteworthy… Read more