The Hell-Hound of the BaskervillesĮach of the two books in the series so far are structured similarly: approximately half the book is a novella, and the rest is a collection of short stories, all presented chronologically. The concept is a bit strained at times but it’s so much fun that a few flaws are easy to forgive. Moriarty is a powerful dark wizard who resides in Holmes’ head.Īnd there are a couple references to a looming apocalypse. There are demons and monsters and ley lines it’s all kept secret from the rest of society. Hudson is an angry busy-body with an addiction to lurid novels.

Lestrade is an annihilist vampire whose partner at Scotland Yard is an ogre with a short temper and romantic heart. John Watson, a medic and a wounded army veteran, but in this rendition, he’s the one with the impressive deductive powers. Holmes is a wizard (and pathetically inept detective), as imperious as ever, who plays the accordion and imbibes poisons. Denning’s “Warlock Holmes” series as much as I do.ĭenning’s take on the Sherlock Holmes stories is delightful and silly-a marriage of Victorian mystery with magic and the paranormal, topped off with snarky humor and delicious slapstick. So there’s really no reason why I should like G. I’m also not much of a fan of contemporary paranormal fiction-I don’t dislike it but it’s not something I seek out. I dislike Victorian literature in general. I’m not a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes stories (although I’ve read all of them at least once, some more than once, and I’ve see all of the major BBC television adaptations).

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