Time for Sherlock Holmes [Paperback]

David Dvorkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

Sherlock Holmes wanted to retire . . .

When Holmes gives up the adventurous life of a consulting detective and retires to the Sussex countryside to raise bees, little does he or his old friend Dr. John Watson realize that their greatest adventures lies ahead-an adventure spanning centuries and extending across the solar system . . . for nothing elss than human civilization lies at state as Sherlock Holmes finds himself moving inexorably toward the final and most terrible confrontation with his ancient enemy, the time-jumping Napoleon of crime, Professor Moriarty!

"Delightfully preposterous . . . a lot of fun!" -- The Republic

"Professor Moriarty, once reported dead, but now rejuventated by the Time Machine which Moriarty has swiped from H.G. Wells' time traveler . . . Doyle to H.G. Wells to Dvorkin . . . nice triple play!" -- The New York Times

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press; 2nd edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587150735
• ISBN-13: 978-1587150739
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,704,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carries on the Doyle tradition!, October 4, 2000

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Nina (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time for Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)

One might think the master himself were alive and well and still chronicling the adventures of Holmes and Watson, so skillfully has David Dvorkin carried on the tradition. This beautifully crafted pastiche sticks faithfully to the language, flavor and attitude of the original stories. All our old friends are there: Dr. Moriarty, Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft. But there's an elixir of youth, and an interesting bit of time travel, thrown in for good measure. Get this: "Holmes vanished from the Libration Satellite shortly after I managed to get him unseen off the Exeter, his disappearance as unannounced as his coming." And this: "I pondered what I had come to regard as the central problem of immortality: While physically I was as a man in his twenties, and indeed looked much that age....I surprised myself upon occasion with my mental rigidity, my stodginess, and my querulousness." And another quote too good to omit: "I had lived to see my earlier chronicles of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson become world-famous; and yet, since copyright does not last forever and cannot be renewed indefinitely, I was no longer earning royalities." This is good stuff! You'll love it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good pastiche, January 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Time for Sherlock Holmes: A Novel (Hardcover)

One of the better pastiches out there, with an inventive plot involving Holmes, Watson, Moriarty, time travel, atomic explosions, life on Mars, and more. There are a number of slow spots and Dvorkin's style is pedestrian -- and not a convincing replica of the voice of Doyle's Watson -- but all in all an enjoyable read.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plot synopsis, October 22, 2010

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David Dvorkin (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time For Sherlock Holmes (Kindle Edition)

Sherlock Holmes meets H G Wells, discovers the secret of immortality, hunts Professor Moriarty across time and space, and manipulates the destiny of mankind, all with the unflinching support of the stalwart Dr. Watson, who is coping with finding and losing the love of his life. "Doyle to Wells to Dvorkin - nice triple play!" - New York Times Book Review "A lot of fun." - The Arizona Republic