George Mann is a British author and editor, primarily in
genre fiction
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A num ...
, and is best known for his
alternate history detective novel series ''Newbury and Hobbes'' (2008-2019) and ''The Ghosts'' action
science fiction
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noir novels (2010-2017), a book series set in the same universe.
Mann works in
Nottinghamshire
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and lives in Lincolnshire, England. He is a former editor of ''Outland Magazine'', and has also edited a number of anthologies including ''
The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)'', ''The Solaris Book of New Fantasy'' and two
retrospective collections of
Sexton Blake
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stories, ''Sexton Blake, Detective'', which has an introduction by
Michael Moorcock
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and ''Sexton Blake, Crime Fighter''.
Mann is the author of ''The Human Abstract'', ''
The Severed Man
''The Severed Man'' is a novella written by George Mann which is the fifth in the series of Time Hunter novellas and features the characters Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish from Daniel O'Mahony's '' Doctor Who'' novella ''The Cabinet of ...
'', a novella in the series the ''
Time Hunter
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'', and co-author of the series finale, ''Child of Time''. He has also written numerous short stories, and original ''
Doctor Who
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'' novels. In 2011 he wrote a new
Sherlock Holmes
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audiobook as well. The novels ''The Affinity Bridge'' and ''The Osiris Ritual'' marked the beginning of his ''Newbury and Hobbes'' detective series.
''Newbury and Hobbes'' novel series
Mann has published four novels and several stories subtitled ''A Newbury & Hobbes'' or ''A Maurice Newbury investigation''. These are
steampunk adventures, set in
Victorian England, featuring Sir Maurice Newbury, a gentleman "investigator for the Crown" (reminiscent of
Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1893 to 1908. The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogene ...
), and his assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes who, unbeknownst to him, is an agent of the Queen as well. This is an ongoing series that will consist of at least six novels.
In November 2012,
Obverse Books
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released a Newbury and Hobbes Annual, with contents modelled on the World Distributor Annuals which were popular in the UK in the 70s and 80s. The Annual contains new stories, a boardgame, crossword and a comic strip, in the same manner as those earlier annuals.
''The Ghosts'' novel series
Although not part of the ''Newbury & Hobbes'' franchise, Mann continued to expand upon its setting with the novel ''Ghosts of Manhattan'' and its sequels, ''Ghosts of War,'' ''Ghosts of Karnak'', and ''Ghosts of Empire.'' Set twenty-five years after ''Newbury & Hobbes'', the stories follow a new cast of characters, initially taking place in New York City in an
alternate history version of the
Roaring Twenties
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. ''Ghosts'' embraces a
Decopunk aesthetic, depicting
anachronistic
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coal-powered future technology and pulp heroes battling eldritch horrors and the occult in the shadows of 1920s Manhattan and beyond. Mann has dubbed this series ''The Ghosts'' after one of its lead protagonists, Gabriel Cross, a broken
World War One
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veteran-turned-vigilante who assumes an alter ego called The Ghost and battles organized crime corrupted by supernatural forces, while struggling with the horrors of his own past.
On 15 October 2020
Legion M
Legion M (founded 2016) is a production company that makes movies.
History
Legion M was founded by Paul Scanlan and Jeff Annison in March, 2016. Legion M is the world's first entertainment studio that "allows fans to invest in and be part of the ...
announced they were developing an
adult animated
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television series with
Powerhouse Animation
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based on ''The Ghosts'' novels, with
Aaron Waltke
Aaron John Waltke (born August 8, 1984) is an American screenwriter and Emmy-winning, Annie-nominated executive producer and showrunner. He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's '' Trollhunters'' (2016–2018), '' Wizards: Tales of A ...
attached as showrunner and
Michael Uslan
Michael E. Uslan (; born June 2, 1951) is an American lawyer and film producer. Uslan has also dabbled in writing and teaching, he is known for being the first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at any university.
Ear ...
as executive producer of the project.
Bibliography
Novels
* ''The Human Abstract'' () (Telos, 2004)
* ''Sherlock Holmes: The Will of the Dead'' ( (
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...
, 2013)
* ''Sherlock Holmes: The Spirit Box'' (Titan Books, 2014)
* ''Wychwood'' (2017): a legend of occult practices in the ancient forest of
Wychwood
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is the basis for a modern crime story.
Doctor Who
* ''Paradox Lost'' () (
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