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Craig Shaw Gardner's "The Sherlock Solution" is a fun, witty look at what happens when a Sherlock Holmes program turns an entire tech company's employees into walking, talking Holmeses out to fight the computer virus known as Moriarty. David Gerrold's "The Fan Who Molded Himself" is a dark, ominous story positing that Sherlock Holmes was a time traveler, not a detective, a secret that puts Watson's heirs in danger.
— Jun 01, 2012 03:57AM
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Amy H. Sturgis
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In "Illusions" by Janni Lee Simner, Arthur Conan Doyle finally gets proof to back his Spiritualist beliefs when a family member visits him from beyond the grave... to express his disapproval of "The Final Solution." In Mike Resnick's "The Adventure of the Pearly Gate," Holmes is bored in heaven, but makes a deal with Saint Peter to be returned to earth post-Reichenbach.
— Jun 10, 2012 05:36PM
Amy H. Sturgis
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"You See But You Do Not Deserve" by Robert J. Sawyer ends the "Holmes in the Future" section on a whimper rather than a bang. While the bring-Holmes-and-Watson-to-the-future premise, based on the desire to solve the Fermi paradox, is fascinating, the execution is woefully underwhelming, even self-contradictory. Sawyer can't spend any time away from his unpersuasive "infodump" for character development, either.
— Jun 10, 2012 04:20AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Barry N. Malzberg's "Dogs, Masques, Love, Death: Flowers" has the seed of something very interesting indeed, but unfortunately Malzberg is more enamored of his overwritten style than the story itself, and his meaning gets lost in the swamp of his prose.
— Jun 10, 2012 04:17AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Josepha Sherman's "The Case of the Purloined L'isitek" is an empty story built on a series of (annoying) puns: the race of Shrr'loks living on the planet Kholmes, where the archeologist Dr. Watson goes... A weak link in this chain. Anthony R. Lewis's "The Adventure of the Illegal Alien," on the other hand, though short, is quite touching. An AI Holmes becomes Holmes with the help of his Watson.
— Jun 10, 2012 04:13AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Ralph Roberts's "The Greatest Detective of All Time" has a time-traveling Holmes and Watson fall into a trap - or is it lay a trap? - for Moriarty on Mars. The ending is a bit too neat, but the premise is clever.
— Jun 07, 2012 10:37AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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In Jack Nimersheim's "Moriarty by Modem," Holmes is, and has always been, a computer program, and the same is true for Moriarty. This is a bittersweet and loving tale, which I quite enjoyed.
— Jun 05, 2012 07:47AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch's "Second Fiddle" is such a good read. A modern-day serial murder investigation brings Sherlock Holmes forward in time to consult. The solution to the mystery leaves the protagonist, a detective who resents and envies Holmes, food for thought about jealousy and its results. Holmes is very well drawn here, very aware of how his influence could twist or better the protagonist. Well done.
— Jun 01, 2012 04:01AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Susan Casper's "Holmes Ex Machina" brings Hollywood special effects to literature - "These books are about to become a person" - and thus animates the "real" Sherlock Holmes. Loving, clever, and fun.
— May 30, 2012 06:32AM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Byron Tetrick's "The Future Engine" plays off of Charles Babbage's idea for the difference engine to very good effect. I especially enjoyed the cleverness of Moriarty and the credit given the Baker Street Irregulars here. Nicely done. A favorite quote (describing the Irregulars as they approach): "Hark!" yelled Holmes, a smile on his face. "The sound of random variables."
— May 29, 2012 12:51PM
Amy H. Sturgis
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Gary Alan Ruse's "The Holmes Team Advantage" is a fun, if not enthralling, tale about cloning. Lawrence Schimel's "Alimentary, My Dear Watson" is a short, dark, strikingly effective piece crossing over into the universe of Alice from Lewis Carroll's books.
— May 28, 2012 04:21AM
