The Holmes-Dracula File (Paperback)

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In London on a personal matter, Dracula encounters Sherlock Holmes, who is attempting to catch a killer and stop a ring of criminal masterminds who are threatening to loose plague-infested rats into the streets. Reissue.

Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812523849
• ISBN-13: 978-0812523843
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #418,358 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sherlock Holmes vs Dracula, June 15, 1998

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An unexpected yet successful association. This sequel to An Old Friend of the Family is even better than the original. It gives interesting informations about how vampires are made and gives a hint to those who always wondered how Holmes manage to be so good at investigating. For those who like detective and vampire novels.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars adventure which will please fans of both Vlad & Sherlock, June 12, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Tustin, CA) - See all my reviews

In this phenomenal hybridization, Dracula makes his 2nd visit to Victorian London (his 1st being the original Stoker novel). Here he becomes embroiled in an unpublished Sherlock Holmes adventure featuring the heretofore unseen "giant rat of Sumatra." Saberhagen stays faithful to the original characterizations of both Doyle and Stoker, and intermixes the two in a fascinating adventure which, after reading the first several chapters, you will not be able to put down. A real page turner.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting combination, November 29, 2005

By	Lavode (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I will state first that I'm a Stoker purist, and a fan of Holmes canon.

So from this perspective, this was a very interesting read. Saberhagen is able to capture the Doyle style very effectively, and the characters are very consistent. The story is told from alternating viewpoints of Dracula and Watson, and deals with events 6 years after Dracula was "killed" in Stoker's novel.

So why the two star reduction? Well, Holmes really departs from form near the end. I just didn't buy it. Also, in the middle of some of Watson's chapters, Dracula adds footnotes, which seemed a bit jarring. This seemed to make Dracula a little too omnipotent, almost like making him an editor of the book.

All in all, this is a fun read, and adds the "Giant Rat of Sumatra" to the chapters of Holmsiana.