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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This wasn't great.
Don't get me wrong it was through the book our the window bad, but I have seen this idea done better. Which probably makes me cruel to say it.
I have seem Mina portrayed as she is and Dracula as a redeemed man but done better by Goss.
I think that the Cthulu references felt totally irrelevant and inconsistent and merely with an excuse to fanfiction some Lovecraft.
I suppose part of my issue is that I felt Watson as a vampire felt weird.
And for the love of God can we please stop falling back on Moriarty as the big bad.
Don't get me wrong it was through the book our the window bad, but I have seen this idea done better. Which probably makes me cruel to say it.
I have seem Mina portrayed as she is and Dracula as a redeemed man but done better by Goss.
I think that the Cthulu references felt totally irrelevant and inconsistent and merely with an excuse to fanfiction some Lovecraft.
I suppose part of my issue is that I felt Watson as a vampire felt weird.
And for the love of God can we please stop falling back on Moriarty as the big bad.
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adventurous
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medium-paced
A mashup that nobody knew they needed until now! This is one of Sherlock Holmes stories from Dr Watson’s “classified dossier” and it tells the tale of when Sherlock Holmes paired up with another mighty figure of the Victorian canon.
I have to admit that it took me a little while to get into this novel but once I had accepted the various events which were now unfolding in the Holmes-verse, I was transported to a supernatural world that was still (according to Holmes) ruled and organised by science.
The pace picks up in the final acts and the novel is filled with action, violence and vampires.
Overall a fun (albeit dark) and original adventure for London’s consulting detective.
I have to admit that it took me a little while to get into this novel but once I had accepted the various events which were now unfolding in the Holmes-verse, I was transported to a supernatural world that was still (according to Holmes) ruled and organised by science.
The pace picks up in the final acts and the novel is filled with action, violence and vampires.
Overall a fun (albeit dark) and original adventure for London’s consulting detective.
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The Classified Dossier: Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula by Christian Klaver is a 2021 Titan Books publication.
The previously classified files of Sherlock Holmes are released by Dr. Watson after Holmes’ death. These ‘black box’ cases are preternatural and utterly shocking!!
First up is a most unusual case that finds Sherlock Holmes working with the most famous vampire in the world- Count Dracula -and his bride- Mina.
A renegade group of vampires is on the loose and Dracula’s beloved Mina has been kidnapped. Even one of the most feared beings on earth turns to Sherlock Holmes for help- naturally!
Of all the fictional characters in the world, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula top the list for the most incarnations- or pastiches- out there.
Naturally, someone would want to pit the two against one another at some point- and they did- Loren Estleman for one, back in the late 1970s- for example.
I know what you’re thinking- because I was thinking the same thing when I heard about the Holmes/Dracula takeoffs. Isn’t this a little like ‘jumping the shark’?
As it turns out Estleman’s book was fairly well received by readers, believe it or not. Now Christian Klaver has taken a jab at combining the two most notorious fictional characters in one novel.
I confess to enjoying various spins on the Sherlock Holmes series and have immense respect for the great detective and his massive stamp on crime fiction- but I’m not an aficionado by any stretch of the imagination.
While I have been curious about some of the older pastiches of the Holmes/Dracula theme, I must confess I approached this one with a fair amount caution, not knowing exactly how the author intended to approach the material.
It’s a horror/fantasy story featuring two of the most infamous characters in fiction, and the author approached the fantastical premise seriously.
While Dracula’s crimes are not dismissed out of hand, he is the least of our worries, making him more of an ally than an enemy, which was interesting, but I wasn’t crazy about the fate of some of the other important characters, to be honest, and was never fully able to accept the idea of it.
To be honest, I chose this book for two reasons- I thought this might be a good ‘Halloween’ read, for one- but mostly, it was out of curiosity.
I was surprised that the story turned out to be more engrossing than I had anticipated. While some Sherlockian experts might be a little harder to please, for me the book was entertaining and a nice change of pace!!
3.5 stars
The previously classified files of Sherlock Holmes are released by Dr. Watson after Holmes’ death. These ‘black box’ cases are preternatural and utterly shocking!!
First up is a most unusual case that finds Sherlock Holmes working with the most famous vampire in the world- Count Dracula -and his bride- Mina.
A renegade group of vampires is on the loose and Dracula’s beloved Mina has been kidnapped. Even one of the most feared beings on earth turns to Sherlock Holmes for help- naturally!
Of all the fictional characters in the world, Sherlock Holmes and Dracula top the list for the most incarnations- or pastiches- out there.
Naturally, someone would want to pit the two against one another at some point- and they did- Loren Estleman for one, back in the late 1970s- for example.
I know what you’re thinking- because I was thinking the same thing when I heard about the Holmes/Dracula takeoffs. Isn’t this a little like ‘jumping the shark’?
As it turns out Estleman’s book was fairly well received by readers, believe it or not. Now Christian Klaver has taken a jab at combining the two most notorious fictional characters in one novel.
I confess to enjoying various spins on the Sherlock Holmes series and have immense respect for the great detective and his massive stamp on crime fiction- but I’m not an aficionado by any stretch of the imagination.
While I have been curious about some of the older pastiches of the Holmes/Dracula theme, I must confess I approached this one with a fair amount caution, not knowing exactly how the author intended to approach the material.
It’s a horror/fantasy story featuring two of the most infamous characters in fiction, and the author approached the fantastical premise seriously.
While Dracula’s crimes are not dismissed out of hand, he is the least of our worries, making him more of an ally than an enemy, which was interesting, but I wasn’t crazy about the fate of some of the other important characters, to be honest, and was never fully able to accept the idea of it.
To be honest, I chose this book for two reasons- I thought this might be a good ‘Halloween’ read, for one- but mostly, it was out of curiosity.
I was surprised that the story turned out to be more engrossing than I had anticipated. While some Sherlockian experts might be a little harder to please, for me the book was entertaining and a nice change of pace!!
3.5 stars