Coming in August on Kickstarter from Belanger Books, a three volume Sherlock Holmes story collection like no other. Did you ever finish a Sherlock Holmes question and ask “What happened next?” or “Did that villain really perish?” or “What about…?” Now you can get the answers to your questions in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon. This three volume collection of 29 stories from today’s top Sherlock Holmes authors is organized chronologically and includes an introduction from Holmesian scholar Nicholas Utechin (Sherlock Holmes at Oxford). Here’s a “sneak peek” at the Table of Contents:
Volume I: 1887-1890
The Swamp Adder (A Poem)
by Rhea Belanger
A Gentleman’s Disagreement
by Narrelle M. Harris
The Incident of the Frantic Countess
by Arthur Hall
The Ten Orange Pips
by Jayantika Ganguly
The Adventure of the Spectral Menace
by Benjamin Langley
The Greek Murder
by Katie Magnusson
The Adventure in Nancy
by Stephen Herczeg
The Shadow of Malice
by Brenda Seabrooke
The Adventure of the Second Pool
by Nick Dunn-Meynell
A for Argentina
by Mike Hogan
Volume II: 1894-1902
The Great Detective (A Poem)
by Rosie Mower
The Adventure of the Empty Cell
by Kevin P. Thornton
The Case of the Mysterious Horseman
by Roger Riccard
The Adventure of the Third Traitor
by Craig Janacek
A Frail Thread
by Jacquelynn Morris
Mercy Unwilling to Trust
by Thomas Fortenberry
The Officer in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
by Tim Symonds
The Fear of Retribution
by Craig Stephen Copland
The Case of the Stratford Poisoner
by Mark Mower
The Musgrave Burden
by John Linwood Grant
Another Man’s Poison
by Paul Goodenough
The Mysterious Client
by Derrick Belanger
Volume III: 1903-1921
Sherlock Holmes (A Poem)
by Phoebe Belanger
The Unsettling Matter of the Graveyard Ghoul
by Will Murray
The Adventure of the Star-Crossed Lovers
by Daniel D. Victor
The Pearls of Great Price
by Deanna Baran
The Adventure of the Crown Diamond
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and
Ann Margaret Lewis
The Adventure of the Gnarled Beeches
by Robert Perret
A Ghost from the Past
by Nick Cardillo
Another Problem at Thor Bridge
by Geri Schear
The Pegasus Affair
by Tim Symonds
The Brook Street Mystery
by David Marcum
This collection launches on Kickstarter in early August!! Stay tuned for more details!!
Congratulations to our friend Neil Cole whose Adventures in Science Fiction museum is featured on the third episode of Netflix’s Amazing Interiors. For fans of Dr. Who, H.G. Wells, Marvel movies, and classic science fiction, you have to check out this museum and watch how Neil turned the Georgian cellar of his home into an 800 square foot museum of wonders.
Neil’s museum has over 200 original artifacts including an original Morlock from the George Pal Time Machine film, a classic Dr. Who Dalek and Cyberman, a creature from Alien, and even some artifacts from the Thor and Iron Man films. Neil’s lovely family is also featured in the Amazing Interiors episode, and one of my favorite lines is when his wife Lisa admits she is thrilled the museum is opening because now she can reclaim all that space in her house! I know my wife would feel the same way.
It is sheer joy watching Neil’s dreams come to fruition on screen. At one point, Neil wide-eyed and filled with aspiration says of the museum, “That crazy idea is going to work. It will work.” You were right, my friend. Cheers to you for following your dream!
You can see some of Neil’s stunning cover artwork for our two volume anthology Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells. Neil also wrote the introduction to volume 2.
After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign, the original Solar Pons adventures by August Derleth are now back in print! And for the first time ever in ebook editions!
“[Solar Pons is] a clever impersonator, with a twinkle in his eye, which tells us that he knows that he is not Sherlock Holmes, and knows that we know it, but he hopes we will like him anyway for what he symbolizes . . . The best substitute for Sherlock Holmes known.” – Vincent Starrett
“This literary predecessor of the Master deserves the nostalgic sighs his exploits will bring from most dyed-in-the-red Baker Street Irregulars.” – Time Magazine
“Now, meet Solar Pons, the Pride of Praed Street . . . The Master is not too visible – that is, to the naked eye. But you will feel his dynamic presence once again . . . Yes, dear reader, but turn a page, and again – the game is afoot!” – Ellery Queen
Currently, the first four books written by August Derleth are available in brand new editions in book stores and on Amazon.com. Look for a Kickstarter campaign in October to fund the remaining three Solar Pons books by Derleth plus a new book of previously uncollected materials.
Look for another blog entry soon about the Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon Kickstarter campaign, a call for submissions to three upcoming Belanger Books anthologies, plus a children’s book Kickstarter campaign and more!!
