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Warlock Holmes - A Study in Brimstone

By G.S. Denning
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Warlock Holmes is a wildly inventive reimagining of Sherlock Holmes set in Victorian London, blending arcane magic with classic detective mystery. Unlike the astute original, Warlock Holmes is a well-meaning but dim-witted warlock whose real power lies in controlling demons. With his steadfast flatmate, Dr Watson—portrayed as the true detective—he navigates bizarre supernatural crimes. Fans of Sherlock will enjoy the irreverent tone, richly reworked tales, and fantastical characters including a vampire Inspector Lestrade and ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, all brought together with charm and dark humour.
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This novel is ideal for fans of Sherlock Holmes who appreciate inventive fantasy twists, readers who enjoy supernatural and fantastical detective stories, and those who like their mysteries served with humour and irreverence. It’s well suited to adults who enjoy literary mash-ups and alternative takes on classic characters.

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Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius. Warlock Holmes

Interviews and reviews in national broadsheets. Extracts and reviews on crime and books websites. Interviews, extracts and reviews in crime, entertainment and lifestyle magazines. Promotion on Titanbooks.com and Titanbooks social media channels. Re-workings of Arthur Conan Doyle's characters continue to be widely popular in books and on television. This is a unique and exciting take on the Sherlock Holmes universe that will appeal to fans of both classic crime and fantasy. The plot cleverly combines Sherlockian themes with comedic fantasy - the author has a background in improv and has performed with Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady of Whose Line Is It Anyway? A brand new and thoroghly original addition to the growing and popular Titan range of Sherlock titles. It sits alongside Titan's Further Adventures, New Adventures, Cthulhu Casebooks and Encounters anthology series. G.S. Denning has previously been published in popular games company 'Wizards of the Coast' and has written a video-game script for Nintendo.

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Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius who uses the gift of deduction and reason to solve the most vexing of crimes.

Warlock Holmes, however, is an idiot. A good man, perhaps; a font of arcane power, certainly. But he’s brilliantly dim. Frankly, he couldn’t deduce his way out of a paper bag. The only thing he has really got going for him are the might of a thousand demons and his stalwart flatmate. Thankfully, Dr. Watson is always there to aid him through the treacherous shoals of Victorian propriety... and save him from a gruesome death every now and again.

An imaginative, irreverent and addictive reimagining of the world’s favourite detective, Warlock Holmes retains the charm, tone and feel of the original stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle while finally giving the flat at 221b Baker Street what it’s been missing for all these years: an alchemy table.

Reimagining six stories, this riotous mash-up is a glorious new take on the ever-popular Sherlock Holmes myth, featuring the vampire Inspector Vladislav Lestrade, the ogre Inspector Torg Grogsson, and Dr. Watson, the true detective at 221b. And Sherlock. A warlock.

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Critics praise the book as "Sherlock for the mash-up generation" with "more twists than a Victorian corset," combining tongue-in-cheek storytelling with elements of Penny Dreadful and Atlantis, according to William Sutton. George Mann calls it "irreverent, hilarious and a ripping good yarn," recommending it for readers who enjoy their Holmes stories on the wilder side.

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ISBN: 9781783299713

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 335g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

G.S. Denning is the author of the acclaimed Sherlock-fantasy mashup series Warlock Holmes, including Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone and Warlock Holmes: The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles. He has a background in improv and has performed with Ryan Stiles and Wayne Brady. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and two children.

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