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A review by caidyn
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: War of the Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman, Wade Wellman
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3.5
While I was reading this book, I was in a mocking mood, so mock I did. I actually think that it made me like the book better this one time.
There were quite a few things that I disliked with this book. First, it was the love triangle with Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, and Mr. Hudson. It wasn't needed for the story, and, after watching BBC's Sherlock, I only see Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson. It wasn't a pretty sight to see when they were kissing in my head. Secondly, was the first person writing in context with Holmes; completely out of character.
This was a mash up of three books. Characters from Sherlock Holmes novels -- including a brief touch on Victor Trevor, a highly ignored character -- and Professor Challenger from [b:The Lost World|10155|The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320504012s/10155.jpg|1098725]. The plot was basically taken from Wells's [b:The War of the Worlds|8909|The War of the Worlds|H.G. Wells|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320391644s/8909.jpg|3194841].
Having not read The Lost World, I have no idea how in character Professor Challenger was, but having read Sherlock Holmes, I know that Holmes was definitely off.
Other than that, I enjoyed it. Had its own twist on Wells, but it remained about the same. Basically, this was a good story to me. Not really what I would call a mystery since everyone knows the basic premise of The War of the Worlds.
While I was reading this book, I was in a mocking mood, so mock I did. I actually think that it made me like the book better this one time.
There were quite a few things that I disliked with this book. First, it was the love triangle with Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, and Mr. Hudson. It wasn't needed for the story, and, after watching BBC's Sherlock, I only see Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Una Stubbs as Mrs. Hudson. It wasn't a pretty sight to see when they were kissing in my head. Secondly, was the first person writing in context with Holmes; completely out of character.
This was a mash up of three books. Characters from Sherlock Holmes novels -- including a brief touch on Victor Trevor, a highly ignored character -- and Professor Challenger from [b:The Lost World|10155|The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320504012s/10155.jpg|1098725]. The plot was basically taken from Wells's [b:The War of the Worlds|8909|The War of the Worlds|H.G. Wells|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320391644s/8909.jpg|3194841].
Having not read The Lost World, I have no idea how in character Professor Challenger was, but having read Sherlock Holmes, I know that Holmes was definitely off.
Other than that, I enjoyed it. Had its own twist on Wells, but it remained about the same. Basically, this was a good story to me. Not really what I would call a mystery since everyone knows the basic premise of The War of the Worlds.