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A review by caidyn
Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes by Barbara Roden, David Stuart Davies, Rick Kennett, Chris Roberson, Chico Kidd, Matthew J. Elliott, Charles Prepolec, Barbara Hambly, Kim Newman, Phil Cornell, Martin Powell, Bob Madison, Christopher Sequeira, Peter Calamai, J.R. Campbell
4.0
3.5/5
The Lost Boy - 2/5: I liked the idea. Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, something that ought to be interesting. But it was so jumbled and very out of character for all of them.
His Last Arrow - 3/5: All of the characters were in character and I liked how it plays on the theory that Sherlock and John were real people. Despite that, the ending was a turn that wasn't even hinted to.
The Things That Shall Come Upon Them - 4/5: This was actually in another collection of stories like this, so I've already read it. Not too much of a drag and it was fun reading the two conflicting viewpoints.
The Finishing Stroke - 4/5: It was an interesting case to read and I liked how it was definitely supernatural, but never really said to be. Facts were stated clearly. The characters were well written as well.
Sherlock Holmes in the Lost World - 3/5: Another interesting combination, but I wasn't as intrigued as with the others. I didn't like how Professor Jessica Challenger was portrayed through Watson's eyes.
The Grantchester Grimoire - 3/5: It seemed a bit rushed towards the beginning, but it smoothed out by the end, even though the perpetrator wasn't that shocking, nor was it a hard thing to figure out myself.
The Steamship Friesland - 3/5: I loved the hint of integrating Doyle's case with this one. It was done well, as was the way Sherlock accepted the supernatural going on. It was improbable, but not impossible. Yet, it fell short with how it moved too quickly.
The Entwined - 4/5: Very well written. Very in character. I really enjoyed this one and I would love to have seen this be a further developed case since it would have been interesting to read in something more than a few pages.
Merridrew of Abominable Memory - 4/5: Another that I had read in a similar collection of stories. I loved the linking of the two cases and how it wasn't too supernatural when I recollect it. The best thing was the theories on memory that were brought about.
Red Sunset - 4/5: Old Sherlock Holmes, vampire hunter. I liked the person narrating and that it wasn't horribly done, as it could have gone.
The Red Planet League - 4.5/5: This was the best. Took the top out of all of them. I think what made it really unique was that there was no Sherlock or Watson, only Moriarty and Moran, and Moran was narrating things -- with his own twist of course -- like Watson does.
The Lost Boy - 2/5: I liked the idea. Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, something that ought to be interesting. But it was so jumbled and very out of character for all of them.
His Last Arrow - 3/5: All of the characters were in character and I liked how it plays on the theory that Sherlock and John were real people. Despite that, the ending was a turn that wasn't even hinted to.
The Things That Shall Come Upon Them - 4/5: This was actually in another collection of stories like this, so I've already read it. Not too much of a drag and it was fun reading the two conflicting viewpoints.
The Finishing Stroke - 4/5: It was an interesting case to read and I liked how it was definitely supernatural, but never really said to be. Facts were stated clearly. The characters were well written as well.
Sherlock Holmes in the Lost World - 3/5: Another interesting combination, but I wasn't as intrigued as with the others. I didn't like how Professor Jessica Challenger was portrayed through Watson's eyes.
The Grantchester Grimoire - 3/5: It seemed a bit rushed towards the beginning, but it smoothed out by the end, even though the perpetrator wasn't that shocking, nor was it a hard thing to figure out myself.
The Steamship Friesland - 3/5: I loved the hint of integrating Doyle's case with this one. It was done well, as was the way Sherlock accepted the supernatural going on. It was improbable, but not impossible. Yet, it fell short with how it moved too quickly.
The Entwined - 4/5: Very well written. Very in character. I really enjoyed this one and I would love to have seen this be a further developed case since it would have been interesting to read in something more than a few pages.
Merridrew of Abominable Memory - 4/5: Another that I had read in a similar collection of stories. I loved the linking of the two cases and how it wasn't too supernatural when I recollect it. The best thing was the theories on memory that were brought about.
Red Sunset - 4/5: Old Sherlock Holmes, vampire hunter. I liked the person narrating and that it wasn't horribly done, as it could have gone.
The Red Planet League - 4.5/5: This was the best. Took the top out of all of them. I think what made it really unique was that there was no Sherlock or Watson, only Moriarty and Moran, and Moran was narrating things -- with his own twist of course -- like Watson does.