Derrick Belanger's Blog: Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Ramblings of a Sherlockian - Posts Tagged "c-edward-davis"

Dear friends,

Wednesday is Veteran's Day, and it is time for our annual Veteran's Day sale. From now through Wednesday all of my share of profits from my publications will be donated to The Fisher House in honor of my childhood friend Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier who valiantly gave his life defending his country on September, 29th 2007. The Fisher House Foundation is a series of homes where military families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment.

For the sale, I have lowered the price of the ebook version of A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural: Volume 1and A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural Volume 2to 99 cents on Amazon. Yes, that's right. For a thin single dollar (two if you want both collections), you can get collections of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's best horror fiction as well as essays by scholars on their importance. And every cent of profit will go to the Fisher House Foundation, so you will be supporting a good cause.

For those who prefer Golden Age science fiction and steampunk, might I recommend the new ebook from C. Edward Davis entitled The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner. This amazing steampunk adventure is sure to please fans of H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, and all fan boys and fan girls.

For Sherlock Holmes fans, my bestselling ebook Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenancemay be more to your liking. This tale involves the great detective embroiled in a crime that rocks the centre of the art world.

For younger readers, we have quite a selection for you. You can get all of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes series which includes The Amazing Airship Adventure: The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes: Book 1,Attack of the Violet Vampire! - The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes Book #2, and the newly released Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur. All three books are available in both ebook and softcover editions; however, Deadly Dinosaur maynot be available in softcover until next weekend. I will contribute my profits from the first two days of its sales to the Fisher House regardless of its official release day.

For those not enamored by Holmes, I recommend The Tall Tales of Starman Steve. This is a wild and fun collection of tall tales explaining such things as how tornadoes were invented and why the moon has different phases. This picture book has garnered exceptional reviews and I'm sure everyone who is young or young at heart will love it.

So please, in honor of Veterans Day, consider purchasing a book from me,Derrick Belanger. You will be helping out a great cause and supporting our troops. For more information on the Fisher House Foundation, see their website at https://www.fisherhouse.org/.

Thank you everyone, and to the men and women in the armed forces, I commend you and thank you for your service to our country.

Dear friends,

Today is Veteran's Day, and our annual Veteran's Day sale and donations continue through the end of today. Today, all of my share of profits from my publications will be donated to The Fisher House in honor of my childhood friend Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier who valiantly gave his life defending his country on September, 29th 2007. The Fisher House Foundation is a series of homes where military families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment.

For the sale, I have lowered the price of the ebook version of A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural: Volume 1and A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural Volume 2to 99 cents on Amazon. Yes, that's right. For a thin single dollar (two if you want both collections), you can get collections of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's best horror fiction as well as essays by scholars on their importance. And every cent of profit will go to the Fisher House Foundation, so you will be supporting a good cause. You can buy the books at this link, http://www.amazon.com/Study-Terror-Re..., and at this link http://www.amazon.com/Study-Terror-Re....

For those who prefer Golden Age science fiction and steampunk, might I recommend the new ebook from C. Edward Davis entitled The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner. This amazing steampunk adventure is sure to please fans of H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, and all fan boys and fan girls. Again, all of my profits from the sale of this book today are donated to the Fisher House Foundation.

For Sherlock Holmes fans, my bestselling ebook Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenancemay be more to your liking. This tale involves the great detective embroiled in a crime that rocks the centre of the art world. This one has been my bestseller! Don't miss out!

For younger readers, we have quite a selection for you. You can get all of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes series which includes The Amazing Airship Adventure: The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes: Book 1,Attack of the Violet Vampire! - The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes Book #2, and the newly released Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur. All three books are available in both ebook and softcover editions.

For those not enamored by Holmes, I recommend The Tall Tales of Starman Steve. This is a wild and fun collection of tall tales explaining such things as how tornadoes were invented and why the moon has different phases. This picture book has garnered exceptional reviews and I'm sure everyone who is young or young at heart will love it.

So please, in honor of Veterans Day, consider purchasing a book from me,Derrick Belanger. You will be helping out a great cause and supporting our troops. For more information on the Fisher House Foundation, see their website at https://www.fisherhouse.org/.

Thank you everyone, and to the men and women in the armed forces, I commend you and thank you for your service to our country.

The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner is currently on sale at Amazon and Amazon UK for 99 cents.


This is the first in a series of blog articles spotlighting authors whose work has impressed me and who I've gotten to know on a personal level. When I made the decision to start this series, I knew that my first entry would be about my buddy Chuck Davis who goes by the name C. Edward Davis when publishing books and stories.

Chuck is a plethora of knowledge when it comes to the history of flight, and he is my go to guy when I have questions about any gliders, airships, or airplanes in my writing. A lover of all things golden age science-fiction, C. Edward Davis has shown himself to be an outstanding author in his own right. His latest novella The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner is currently on sale for 99 cents at Amazon and Amazon UK.

Chuck's first book was Phantoms of the Skies co-written with author J. Allan Danalek. This coffee table sized book gives an overview of the history of flight from ancient times through the Wright Brothers and makes an argument about who should really be known as the first to achieve heavier than air flight (i.e. who made the first airplane). This book is painstakingly detailed and includes images of over 300 blueprints of early flight devices.

It was Chuck's detail in Phantoms of the Skies and his passion for flight which made me ask him to contribute to my first book A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. This collection of Doyle's horror and supernatural stories included scholarly essays explaining the importance of these writings. Chuck's essay, "Oceans of the Skies," explains how close Doyle came to predicting near future advances in flight.

After working on A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural Volume 1, Chuck and I wrote a series of articles about mystery aircraft sightings at http://www.mysteryaircraft.com/, mainly debunking outlandish theories, and it was during this time that Chuck told me he would be interested in writing a story where Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the White Bird, the possibly first transatlantic flight which occurred before Charles Lindburgh made his historic journey from New York to Paris in 1927. The White Bird left Paris and was supposed to reach New York, but the flight never arrived. What happened to the flight is an unsolved mystery to this day.

When David Marcum approached me about writing a story for the MX Sherlock Holmes anthology, I jumped at the opportunity (my story, "The Case of the Vanished Killer," appears in The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part I: 1881 to 1889), and I also recommended having C. Edward davis write his "The Adventure of the White Bird" as well. Chuck's story is a highlight in volume 3, and I think it may be the best story where Holmes is specifically dealing with a real life mystery of flight. FYI - If you don't yet have all three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories then you are missing out on what has been called the greatest Sherlock Holmes anthology ever written. Chuck promises more Sherlock Holmes stories in the near future.

Chuck has followed his Sherlock Holmes story with a novella which is a tribute to his all time favorite author, H.G. Wells. A steampunk treasure of a story, C. Edward Davis's story is best summarised by the book's online description:

Voyage to the Moon!

At the dawn of the 20th century, brilliant inventor E.D.C. Ballantine embarks on a most extraordinary venture – to be the first human being to orbit the moon! Working in secret with “The Society for Lunar Exploration,” Ballantine designs the vessel for his orbital voyage - The Lunar Schooner! But can he keep his mission a secret? And is the moon really the lifeless orb we assume it to be, orbiting the Earth in the night sky? Find out in this exceptional adventure.
Written in journal form, C. Edward Davis shows his mettle as a master of the Steampunk novella. Fans of Golden Age Science Fiction, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and even H.P. Lovecraft will not be disappointed in this extraordinary story of a man’s journey to overcome the impossible.

This Golden Age sci-fi delight is currently on sale for 99 cents. Don't miss out!! Get your copy before the sale ends!!

Before I wrap this up, I would like to add that my own MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes series has been greatly improved with the advice I've received from Chuck. The airships and glider devices which are important parts of The Amazing Airship Adventure and Attack of the Violet Vampire! - The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes Book #2were improved and any errors which I used were corrected under his editing guidance. Even the dinosaur in Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur was improved upon with his advice. The guys is a walking encyclopedia!

What do we have to look forward to from Mr. C. Edward Davis? I can tell you that he has just completed a draft of The Lunarnauts, his sequel to H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon. I am excited to report that Chuck will also be co-editing an anthology Belanger Books is compiling for next year which will be called A Tribute to H.G. Wells. All stories in the anthology will be inspired by the writing of Wells and some will be direct sequels to his books. More on that collection and the submission guidelines early next year. For those who can't wait, send me an inquiry at derrick@belangerbooks.com.

That wraps up this installment of my author spotlight. Next up is author Gregg Rosenquist. Be back soon!!

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaurand edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. Mr. Belanger also is a frequent contributor to the blog I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Mr. Belanger resides in Colorado and continues compiling unpublished works by Dr. John H. Watson.

From June 17th - June 22nd, Belanger Books is offering our three children's/ YA adults for FREE in the Kindle store. That's right, for absolutely nothing, you get three fun and enjoyable reads. The only price we hope you'll pay is to write reviews of the books after you read them. The books are:

Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur: Terror Strikes! During the Christmas season, a young man named Jonas Bogswell brings a most baffling case to Sherlock Holmes and the MacDougall Twins. A dinosaur with razor-sharp claws and a terrifying scream has been spotted roaming the hills of Surrey. But how can a prehistoric creature be alive in Victorian England? Police suspect Jonas Bogswell is really behind the attacks, and he needs the help of Sherlock Holmes, the MacDougall Twins and their faithful canine friend Toby to prove his innocence. Is Jonas completely innocent, or do he and his family have more knowledge of the dinosaur than they've revealed? Find out as the MacDougall Twins and Sherlock Holmes solve their most extraordinary case --- the Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur!

“This book I highly recommend to Sherlockians who want to introduce children or grandchildren to the world of Sherlock Holmes. I give the book five stars plus.” - Dale Harris, Raven’s Reviews

Link to Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur in Kindle store: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Dinosau...



The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner:

At the dawn of the 20th century, brilliant inventor E.D.C. Ballantine embarks on a most extraordinary venture – to be the first human being to orbit the moon! Working in secret with “The Society for Lunar Exploration,” Ballantine designs the vessel for his orbital voyage - The Lunar Schooner! But can he keep his mission a secret? And is the moon really the lifeless orb we assume it to be, orbiting the Earth in the night sky? Find out in this exceptional adventure.
Written in journal form, C. Edward Davis shows his mettle as a master of the Steampunk novella. Fans of Golden Age science fiction, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe and even H.P. Lovecraft will not be disappointed in this extraordinary story of a man’s journey to overcome the impossible.

“The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner is a fun story that would have appeared with the greats in the Golden Age of Pulp Stories! Imagine Gulliver meets Robinson Crusoe with some Jules Verne and and you have C. Edward Davis! Please read this! It is so much fun!” - Don Everett Smith Jr., author of The Vampire of the Lost Highway

Link to Voyage of the Lunar Schooner in Kindle Store: https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Lunar-S...



The Tall Tales of Starman Steve:

• So you think you know why the sky is BLUE? • What is THUNDER and LIGHTNING...really? • What happens when you wish upon a SHOOTING STAR? • Where did all those craters on the Moon come from? • What’s the real truth about Jupiter’s RED SPOT? • Are Saturn’s rings actually a giant HAT? • Who spilled the MILKY WAY? • Can the HORSEHEAD NEBULA be tamed? • Can you race a COMET...and win? • Ever traveled on the ASTEROID EXPRESS? Come fly with STARMAN STEVE, the bravest, most terrific astronaut Earth has ever seen, and his loyal rocket ship, Gracie, as they travel the universe and learn all its wonderful secrets!

“Fun stories that entertain the reader who is learning at the same time”. -- Brenda Seabrooke, award-winning author of 23 books for young readers, and stories in literary reviews.

Link to Starman Steve in Kindle Store: https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Sta...

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur and edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press. Mr. Belanger also is a frequent contributor to the blog I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Mr. Belanger resides in Colorado and continues compiling unpublished works by Dr. John H. Watson.

Where was Holmes from 1891-1894 during the time we Sherlockians call The Great Hiatus? That questions is answered in a new two volume collection of short stories featuring some of the top Sherlock Holmes authors of today. You can actually get the two volume anthology now on Kickstarter at 20% off the cover price and with free shipping through Kickstarter at this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

In the original canon, Holmes claimed that after he survived his final confrontation with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, he spent time in Florence before heading to Lhasa to spend time with the Head Lama. He then escaped danger while traversing through Persia and Mecca and Khartoum. He made a final stop in Montpellier (though which Montpelier is up for speculation) with those puzzling coal-tar derivatives, before finally returning home by way of an Empty House in Baker Street.

Was this all there was to the story? Was the whole of his three years of adventures summed up in a brief paragraph, or was there more to the story?

According to the authors of Holmes Away From Home: Adventures of the Great Hiatus (available now through Kickstarter at:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...) there was much more to the story. Now, you can discover what really happened to Sherlock Holmes in an excellent two volume story collection which follows Holmes through twenty adventures starting with his confrontation with Moriarty and ending with his return to London.

The project is edited by the great David Marcum who is the man behind the extraordinary MX Collections of New Sherlock Holmes stories. Volume I contains stories by Sonia Fetherston, David Ruffle, Diane Gilbert Madsen, Craig Janacek, Jayantika Ganguly, S. Subramanian, Deanna Baran, John Linwood Grant, Katie Magnussen, and Stephen Seitz.

Volume II contains stories by David Marcum, Mark Levy BSI, Daniel D. Victor, S.F. Bennett,
Robert Perret, Derrick Belanger, C. Edward Davis, Mark Mower, Richard Paolinelli, Shane Simmons and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The anthology is only available through Kickstarter with guaranteed shipping in time for Christmas! But you have to hurry if you want in on it as the campaign ends in 25 days. You can back the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur and edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. Through Belanger Books, he published the Sherlock Holmes anthology Beyond Watson. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press.

November 11th is Veteran's Day in America. As always, in honor of my dear friend Army Sgt. Zachary Tellier who gave his life serving our country, I am donating a portion of my profits over the course of this weekend to the Fisher House Foundation which is a charity designed to help and support military members and their families by providing housing close to loved ones during a time of hospitalization due to injuries. You can learn more at https://www.fisherhouse.org/.

To give the paperback books a boost this year, we are offering many of our Kindle ebooks for free! You can get:

Scones and Bones on Baker Street, Sherlock's Dog (Maybe!) and the Dirt Dilemma

Description: Digby, a London street dog, hopes he can find a crumb of food and maybe a warm place to sleep around the next corner. Instead, he finds himself face-to-face with the Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes! Digby is thrilled. He decides to prove his worth to Holmes by helping him solve his latest case. However, Digby discovers that detectives have to follow certain rules. No scratching in public. No howling in concert halls. No ruining Mr. Holmes’ shoes. Who knew that solving crimes could be so hard? Can Digby help Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the Adventure of the Red-Headed League, and finally find a home --- at 221B Baker Street?

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJYLD92

The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner
Description: Voyage to the Moon!

At the dawn of the 20th century, brilliant inventor E.D.C. Ballantine embarks on a most extraordinary venture – to be the first human being to orbit the moon! Working in secret with “The Society for Lunar Exploration,” Ballantine designs the vessel for his orbital voyage - The Lunar Schooner! But can he keep his mission a secret? And is the moon really the lifeless orb we assume it to be, orbiting the Earth in the night sky? Find out in this exceptional adventure.

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Lunar-S...

Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur

Description: Terror Strikes! During the Christmas season, a young man named Jonas Bogswell brings a most baffling case to Sherlock Holmes and the MacDougall Twins. A dinosaur, a creature that should have been extinct millions of years ago, with razor sharp jaws and a terrifying scream, has been spotted roaming the hills of Surrey. The creature has been preying on sheep in the countryside, or has it? The local police believe Jonas Bogswell is responsible for the death of the sheep, and he needs the help of Sherlock Holmes, the MacDougall Twins, and Toby, their faithful canine friend to prove his innocence. But how can a prehistoric creature be alive in Victorian England? Could the monster have something to do with the local legend of Bald Hill where the Devil was supposedly imprisoned a hundred years before? And is Jonas Bogswell completely innocent, or does he and his family have more knowledge of the dinosaur than they've revealed? Find out as the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes solve their most extraordinary case and learn the truth behind the curse of the deadly dinosaur!

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Dinosau...

The Tall Tales of Starman Steve

Description: • So you think you know why the sky is BLUE?
• What is THUNDER and LIGHTNING...really?
• What happens when you wish upon a SHOOTING STAR?
• Where did all those craters on the Moon come from?
• What’s the real truth about Jupiter’s RED SPOT?
• Are Saturn’s rings actually a giant HAT?
• Who spilled the MILKY WAY?
• Can the HORSEHEAD NEBULA be tamed?
• Can you race a COMET...and win?
• Ever traveled on the ASTEROID EXPRESS?
Come fly with STARMAN STEVE, the
bravest, most terrific astronaut Earth
has ever seen, and his loyal rocket ship,
Gracie, as they travel the universe and
learn all its wonderful secrets!

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Sta...

For all available books check out my author page at Goodreads:

Derrick Belanger

Please considering purchasing one or two books. They make great Christmas presents, and the money is going to a great cause.

Holmes Away From Home Update



The Kickstarter campaign is halfway over, but there is still time to order your books and receive them in time for Christmas! We currently have made it well past our initial goal and we are more than halfway to our stretch goal of 3,000 dollars. If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes or mysteries in general, please check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

33 Terrific Tales!



At Belanger Books, we don't just publish Sherlock Holmes books (see book list above), we publish a variety of genres including children's, steampunk, and now humor. This delightful book by Gregg Rosenquist about growing up in Illinois in the 1970s is sure to delight fans of A Christmas Story and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

You can check out the book at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/33-Terrific-Ta...

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend. Thank you everyone, and please help us raise money for the Fisher House!

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur and edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. Through Belanger Books, he published the Sherlock Holmes anthology Beyond Watson. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press.