Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: War of the Worlds on + 1256 more book reviews
I enjoyed this pastiche of Sherlock Holmes and H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Although Holmes is not strictly Doyle's version -- for example, his housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson, is a lot younger and Holmes is having an affair with her -- this was still a lot of fun! The authors also use Wells' short story The Crystal Egg as a device for Holmes to actually see the impending invasion from Mars. Another of Doyle's characters, Professor Challenger, also plays a key role in the novel and both he and Holmes use the crystal egg to spy on the aliens and later communicate with them. The story follows Wells novel but has Holmes, Challenger, and Dr. Watson inserted into the action and at the end they make several conclusions about the invaders that were not drawn by Wells in his version. Overall, I would recommend this to any Sherlock or Wells fans.
