Sherlock Holmes, Time Detective: Vampires in a Lighthouse.

Space:1999 Viewer's Guide #1-2

by Adrian Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes is now a Time Detective. His most chilling case ever takes him to the Blood Rock Lighthouse where the apparition of an Edwardian ghost-ship heralds the arrival of blood-thirsty vampire mutations shortly after a fire-ball falls into the sea. Can the world's greatest detective overcome the horror of fanged monsters on Blood Rock? This book is part of the "Sherlock Time Detective" series. There are six brisk novellas available now, featuring the adventures of Simon Jones and his friend Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective brought to life as a real, flesh and blood man to fight evil for a higher power in our Universe. In 2012, writer Adrian Sherlock devised the concept for a series of stories about Sherlock Holmes transformed into a time and space traveling hero. The premise is that two forces in the cosmos, one good and one evil, are locked in a struggle for supremacy and they choose Earth as their battle ground. The force for good manifests a real-life incarnation of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes to be their Earthly agent, taking his persona for Earth's collective consciousness. And the evil force chooses to manifest Professor Moriarty as their agent. Caught in the middle of this battle between the dark and the light is a regular, average guy, Simon Jones, a London based I.T support worker who becomes a kind of reluctant Dr. Watson to this new-born version of the World's Greatest Detective. Together they will take on a series of menaces, including rat-mutants, mummies, cyborgs and doomsday weapons as they fight the evil mind of Moriarty.

Genres: Mystery

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 10, 2013

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Reviews

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know what I am buying

This is The Quatermass Experiment and its Legacy: The Birth of BBC Science Fiction and Horror. (2nd Edition. Expanded.)

It is the view of the Quatermass phenomenon as seen through the eyes of Adrian Sherlock. With approximately 70 information-packed pages.

Some people read to find out what Adrian knows.
Some people read to find out what Adrian does not know.
I read it because I enjoy all things “Quatermass”

[Eric Winter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, quick read. The author is obviously a huge fan of the Professor, and his (sometimes over-the-top) enthusiasm is infectious. There were several interesting historical tidbits that I was unaware of, which was fun to discover. The discussions of the effect of these serials and films on later shows and films (especially Doctor Who) is engaging. However, the book suffers from mediocre editing, and some of the errors make it look like the book was transcribed from a vocal recording. A significant fraction of the content is plot summaries of the serials and films (which is OK), and much of that is wholesale Wikipedia text (albeit acknowledged). If you're a fan of Professor Quatermass, this will be a nice addition to your library.

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Positive:
-Less than 40 minutes to read

Negative
-No description
-Everyone talks with exclamation!
-Space portals to get from A to B.
-Elementary jokes are not funny, especially when they are used excessively.

[Zeta05 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thankful it was only 98 pages or I don't think I would have finished it. Lost count of all the typos. I should have read it with a red pen. I will think twice the next time I buy a book from a self published author.

[David Griffiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun mash up of genres

This is a fast, fun read which will entertain both fans of Sherlock Holmes and people who enjoy horror adventures.

[Gautami]

A totally pointless book. I never leave a book unfinished, but I did this one. Plodded through half of it, but it was tough going.