5/27/2023 0 Comments Gaiman a study in emeraldAt first Gaiman?s story appears to be a straight Sherlock Holmes pastiche as a man who appears to be Watson relates how his new friend, a consulting detective who appears to be Holmes, is being asked by Inspector Lestrade to help solve a murder mystery. Gaiman pays tribute to Sherlock and LovecraftĪ Study in Emerald is a Hugo and Locus Award winning short story by Neil Gaiman in which he pays tribute to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?s Sherlock Holmes and H.P. "But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?" -H.P. Anybody who can turn the Swampthing comic into a literary work of art is clearly gifted. I'd say, "keep up the good work, Neil Gaiman." but I don't think its necessary, since every thing he puts imagination to is amazing. Not that I'm complaining, but its better than ones I've paid for. The fact that this audiobook is free blows my mind. The "commercials" at the beginning of each chapter are funny and horrific. All throughout, you'll catch tid-bits of the Cthulhu tainted world the characters live in. It instantly became one of my all time favorite short stories. The story is masterfully crafted, but this twist sealed the deal for me. The surprising identity of the main character flips your entire perspective of the story as you realize who the "bad guys" really are. Its amazing how the story draws you in and, at a point, has you siding with the ancient evil that has taken hold of the world. Lovecraft and Arthur Conan Doyle is wonderfully done. And with strange aeons even death may die.
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