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by Philip José Farmer


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  1 Henry James Prince (1811-99), excommunicated from the Church of England for ‘radical teachings’, founded a pseudo-religious order, the Agapemone (Abode of Love), in Spaxton, Somerset, in 1845. His most fervent disciples were women with money. The Agapemone was one of several 19th century communions run along the lines of the cults later established by Sun Myung Moon or L. Ron Hubbard. The circumstances of Moran’s encounter or encounters with Prince are not known at this time. See: The Reverend Prince and His Abode of Love (Charles Mander, EP Publishing, 1976).

  2 A more balanced account of these incidents can be found Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey, Harper & Brothers, 1912).

  MORIARTY

  THE HOUND OF THE D’URBERVILLES

  KIM NEWMAN

  Imagine the twisted evil twins of Holmes and Watson and you have the dangerous duo of Professor James Moriarty — wily, snake-like, fiercely intelligent, unpredictable — and Colonel Sebastian ‘Basher’ Moran — violent, politically incorrect, debauched. Together they run London crime, owning police and criminals alike. Unravelling mysteries — all for their own gain.

  ISBN: 9780857682833

  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2011

  THE FURTHER ADVENTURES

  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE TITANIC TRAGEDY

  William Seil

  Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson board the Titanic in 1912, where Holmes is to carry out a secret government mission. Soon after departure, highly important submarine plans for the U.S. navy are stolen. Holmes and Watson work through a list of suspects which includes Colonel James Moriarty, brother to the late Professor Moriarty — will they find the culprit before tragedy strikes?

  ISBN: 9780857687104

  AVAILABLE MARCH 2012

  THE FURTHER ADVENTURES

  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE WEB WEAVER

  Sam Siciliano

  A mysterious gypsy places a cruel curse on the guests at a ball. When a series of terrible misfortunes affect those who attended the ball, Mr. Donald Wheelwight engages Sherlock Holmes to find out what really happened that night. With the help of his cousin Dr. Henry Vernier and his wife Michelle, Holmes endeavors to save Wheelwright and his beautiful wife Violet from the devastating curse.

  ISBN: 9780857686985

  AVAILABLE JANUARY 2012

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  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE BREATH OF GOD

  Guy Adams

  A body is found crushed to death in the London snow. There are no footprints anywhere near. It is almost as if the man was killed by the air itself. This is the first in a series of attacks that sees a handful of London’s most prominent occultists murdered. While pursuing the case, Holmes and Watson have to travel to Scotland to meet with the one person they have been told can help: Aleister Crowley.

  ISBN: 9780857682826

  AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2011

  THE FURTHER ADVENTURES

  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  The STAR OF INDIA

  Carole Buggé

  Holmes and Watson find themselves caught up in a complex chess board of a problem, involving a clandestine love affair and the disappearance of a priceless sapphire. Professor James Moriarty leads the duo on a chase through the dark and dangerous back streets of London and beyond.

  ISBN: 9780857681218

  AVAILABLE AUGUST 2011

  THE FURTHER ADVENTURES

  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA

  Richard L. Boyer

  For many years, Dr. Watson kept the tale of The Giant Rat of Sumatra a secret. However, before he died, he arranged that the strange story of the giant rat should be held in the vaults of a London bank until all the protagonists were dead...

  ISBN: 9781848568600

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  THE WHITECHAPEL HORRORS

  Edward B. Hanna

  Grotesque murders are being committed on the streets of Whitechapel. Sherlock Holmes believes he knows the identity of the killer — Jack the Ripper. But as he delves deeper, Holmes realizes that revealing the murderer puts much more at stake than just catching a killer...

  ISBN: 9781848567498

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  THE FURTHER ADVENTURES

  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HOLMES

  Loren D. Estleman

  When Sir Danvers Carew is brutally murdered, the Queen herself calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate. In the course of his enquiries, the esteemed detective is struck by the strange link between the highly respectable Dr. Henry Jekyll and the immoral, debauched Edward Hyde...

  ISBN: 9781848567474

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  SÉANCE FOR A VAMPIRE

  Fred Saberhagen

  Wealthy British aristocrat Ambrose Altamont hires Sherlock Holmes to expose two suspect psychics. During the ensuing séance, Altamont’s deceased daughter reappears as a vampire — and Holmes vanishes. Watson has no choice but to summon the only one who might be able to help — Holmes’ vampire cousin, Prince Dracula.

  ISBN: 9781848566774

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  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE SEVENTH BULLET

  Daniel D. Victor

  Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to New York City to investigate the assassination of true-life muckraker and author David Graham Phillips. They soon find themselves caught in a web of deceit, violence and political intrigue, which only the great Sherlock Holmes can unravel.

  ISBN: 9781848566767

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  OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

  THE STALWART COMPANIONS

  H. Paul Jeffers

  Written by future President Theodore Roosevelt long before The Great Detective’s first encounter with Dr. Watson, Holmes visits America to solve a most violent and despicable crime. A crime that was to prove the most taxing of his brilliant career.

  ISBN: 9781848565098

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  THE MAN FROM HELL

  Barrie Roberts

  In 1886, wealthy philanthropist Lord Backwater is found beaten to death on the grounds of his estate. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must pit their wits against a ruthless new enemy...

  ISBN: 9781848565081

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  THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

  Manley W. Wellman & Wade Wellman

  Sherlock Holmes, Professor Challenger and Dr. Watson meet their match when the streets of London are left decimated by a prolonged alien attack. Who could be responsible for such destruction? Sherlock Holmes is about to find out...

  ISBN: 9781848564916

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  THE SCROLL OF THE DEAD

  David Stuart Davies

  Sherlock Holmes attends a séance to unmask an impostor posing as a medium, Sebastian Melmoth, a man hell-bent on obtaining immortality after the discovery of an ancient Egyptian papyrus. It is up to Holmes and Watson to stop him and avert disaster.

  ISBN: 9781848564930

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  THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN

  Daniel Stashower

  When Harry Houdini is framed and jailed for espionage, Sherlock Holmes vows to clear his name, with the two joining forces to take on blackmailers who have targeted the Prince of Wales.

  ISBN: 9781848564923

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  THE VEILED DETECTIVE

  David Stuart Davies
r />   A young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to begin his career as a private detective, catching the eye of the master criminal, Professor James Moriarty. Enter Dr. Watson, newly returned from Afghanistan, soon to make history as Holmes’ companion...

  ISBN: 9781848564909

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