''Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds'' is a
sequel to
H. G. Wells's science fiction novel ''
The War of the Worlds'', written by
Manly Wade Wellman and his son Wade Wellman, and published in 1975. It is a pastiche
crossover which combines H. G. Wells's 1897 extraterrestrial invasion story with
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
and
Professor Challenger stories. The book is composed of stories originally published in ''
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''.
Plot
The story consists of the adventures of
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
,
Dr. Watson, and
Professor Challenger in
London during the
Martian invasion
"Martian Invasion" is an episode of '' Thunderbirds'', a British Supermarionation television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films (APF) for Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. Written by Alan Fe ...
as described in Wells's novel.
Background
The book was inspired by a viewing of ''
A Study in Terror
''A Study in Terror'' is a 1965 British thriller film directed by James Hill and starring John Neville as Sherlock Holmes and Donald Houston as Dr. Watson. It was filmed at Shepperton Studios, London, with some location work at Osterley Hou ...
''.
The underlying philosophy of the book is very different to, indeed contradictory to, the original Wells story in which the idea is repeatedly expressed of humans being completely helpless before the Martian invaders, as other creatures are before humans. Conversely, in the Wellmans' book Holmes, Watson, and Challenger continually confront and outwit the Martians, undeterred by the invaders' technological superiority.
The story features a romantic relationship between Holmes and his landlady
Mrs. Hudson
Mrs. Hudson is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. She is the landlady of 221B Baker Street, the London residence in which Sherlock Holmes lives.
Mrs. Hudson appears or is mentioned in man ...
, of which Watson is oblivious.
Reissues
*
Titan Books reprinted the book in 2009, under the title of ''The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The War of the Worlds'' as part of its ''Further Adventures'' series, which collects a number of noted pastiches.
See also
*
Sherlock Holmes pastiches
References
External links
*
''Sherlock Holmes's War of The Worlds' at
Titan Books
1975 American novels
Crossover novels
Professor Challenger novels
Sherlock Holmes novels
Sherlock Holmes pastiches
War of the Worlds written fiction
Wold Newton family
Sequel novels
1975 science fiction novels
1975 fantasy novels
Novels set in London
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