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Sherlock Holmes, Time-Detective: The pyramids of evil. Paperback – June 10, 2013

by Adrian Sherlock (Author)
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Sherlock Holmes, the most exciting and charismatic detective of them all, is now alive and walking the Earth as a real man, a Time Detective. Now the Pyramids of Egypt unleash a blood-chilling terror in the form of robotic mummies, brought to life as an unstoppable army to invade the streets and kill all who stand in their way. And behind this menace is his old enemy Professor Moriarty.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 10, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 92 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1490401814
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1490401812
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.21 x 9 inches

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  • JeffreyDMullen
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Sherlock Holmes Moment
    Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2013
    In the latest volume in his "Sherlock Holmes: Time Detective" series, Adrian Sherlock both stays on track and offers a little extra value.

    Like his previous novels, this is a fast-paced, widely ranging story with a writing style reminiscent of Conan Doyle himself. Like Doyle, Sherlock (the author, not the character) tells the story through the eyes of a man who takes Holmes in. Unlike at least some previous entries, this one gives the fans of the World's Greatest Detective the much-needed Sherlock Holmes Moment. In this novel, there is a point in the story where Holmes glances around a man's office, and, in an instant, realized the full extent of the vile plans of the evil Professor Moriarty--like Holmes himself, a fictional character brought to life by powerful forces from beyond planet Earth. It's still jolly good fun to read, and goes by quickly, but it is a little light on character and emotional content.

    If you like tales of Good Versus Evil with alien artifacts and lots of little bumps and booms, this story is for you. If you're looking for High Drama, with conflicted characters and meanings cut hairline-thin and disected, it's not.
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  • Stephen Davies
    1.0 out of 5 stars Don't give up the day job!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2013
    As a fan of both Sherlock Holmes and sci-fi, and looking for material for my new Kindle, I thought I'd give this series a try. Bad move.

    Being sold on Amazon, and having what appears to be a reasonably professional looking cover, I had thought this was an actual book, written by a professional author. Wrong - this is amateur fan fiction of the worst kind. Having looked into it, it seems Amazon will publish anything sent in these days, as long as they get a cut of any sales.

    The author has little to no grasp of proper sentence structure and punctuation. Single sentences, stetching the rules of punctuation to bursting point and beyond, abound; "But this fictional character of Sherlock Holmes had been brought to life as a real solid three dimensional flesh and blood man by forces and powers from far beyond the planet Earth whose nature I can only begin to guess at" being but one notable example.

    The author is also seemingly unaware of the notion of paragraphs, with the majority of sentences being granted their own line (perhaps to make the page count seem more impressive?). I appreciate that, as he's clearly a keen amateur rather than a professional, the author may not have been able to afford the services of a professional proof reader before submitting it to Amazon for "publication". It would however surely have been wise to pass it to a few friends to check for basic errors. There are numerous grammatical and spelling errors in the first few pages alone, with the author mispelling his title characters name several times. Completely unprofessional. This would be (almost) forgiveable in a piece of fan fiction published on the internet, but far less so in something being sold on Amazon at full price.

    As for the plot, well the less said the better. The author is clearly a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and science fiction, but enthusiam will only take you so far. The characters are ciphers, without dicernably distinct voice or characters to speak of. Indeed it is often difficult to identify which character is currently speaking. They are there simply to advance the plot, such as it is, to its (obvious) conclusion. Dialog is particularly unconvincing, with expositionary dialog, there to shoehorn in information, peppered throughout. Exchanges such as the following risible example, where one character recounts a chapter of his life that both were present for, and unlikely to forget, whilst simultaneously seeming a bit sketchy about the detail;

    "I suppose the worst experience so far was causing the death of a man on board a spacecraft. Remember? When I asked him to help me with my medical problem only to have him shot down by one of those Cyborg creatures."

    I'd advise the author to have a good think about whether this is something he's cut out for - if so there are many good writing schools which may be able to help him hone any skills he may have, though these are not cheap. As some constructive criticism however - it might be worth his adjusting the asking price of the "books" he already has on here. Attempting to sell them at full price only invites comparison to professional works, a comparison he's clearly not anywhere near ready for, and can only end in embarrasment. Something around the $1/2 mark would seem more appropriate, and would indicate to the reader that the author is still very much learning his craft and that they should moderate their expectations accordingly - this might be a more sucessful approach.

    As it stands I can not in good conscience recommend this to anyone. Save your money - there are many better sci-fi stories out there and, God knows, far better Sherlock Holmes tales.
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