Sherlock Holmes The Thinking Engine, James Lovegrove
Sherlock Holmes The Thinking Engine, James Lovegrove
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Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine

Author: James Lovegrove

Narrator: Dennis Kleinman

Unabridged: 9 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/25/2022

Synopsis

Man vs MachineIt is 1895, and Sherlock Holmes is settling back into life as a consulting detective at 221B Baker Street, when he and Watson learn of strange goings-on amidst the dreaming spires of Oxford.A Professor Quantock has built a wondrous computational device, which he claims is capable of analytical thought to rival the cleverest men alive. Naturally Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they compete to see which of them can be first to solve a series of crimes, from a bloody murder to a missing athlete. But as man and machine vie for supremacy, it becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda…

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. He was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004, and also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Firefly: Big Damn Hero with Nancy Holder and Firefly:The Magnificent Nine, and several Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books.

About Dennis Kleinman

Dennis Kleinman has been working as a voice artist for the past fourteen years and is located in Los Angeles, Ca. He is originally from Cape Town, South Africa and has lived in the US since 1980. His accent leans more towards non-regional British having spent significant time during his youth in London. In addition to working on a few children's books as a character actor, Dennis has spent a lot of his time as a voice artist in narration, documentaries and commercials, voicing ads for Land Rover and Jaguar dealers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on March 22, 2018

One of the better Sherlock Holmes pastiches I’ve read. The man vs. machine theme lends an air of steampunk, though otherwise it is a classic and dark Victorian mystery. Holmes is pitted against a device that can answer any question and apparently solve any crime, leading many to believe that Holmes......more

Goodreads review by Dina on January 26, 2023

The adventures of Sherlock Holmes in the dark academia!! 😜 I feel delighted to finally read a murder mystery set in Oxford that is fun and not dumb. This author keeps surprising me most pleasantly: he gives a lot of clues and foreshadowing, but in a very entertaining way, when the reader can start u......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on September 11, 2017

See my other reviews at Never Enough Books It is spring in 1895 and Sherlock Holmes is adjusting to life once more at 221B Baker Street. When news from the towering spires of Oxford University reach his ears however, the game once more is afoot. Professor Quantock has created an incredible machine tha......more

Goodreads review by Lucy on June 20, 2022

Opět jsem se pustila do vod jiných autorů píšících o Holmesovi a Watsonovi. Jsem moc ráda, že v tomhle ohledu autoři dodržují jistá pravidla a drží se určité šablony. O to lépe se mi pak čtou takto rozdílné příběhy. Tentokrát se však vyskytne hned několik případů, které mají společný činitel. A jak......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on May 03, 2024

Really loved how faithful this was to what I feel I know about Sherlock Holmes in the Conan Doyle stories. This one had great intrigue and a few mysteries that at first I didn't see how they were tied together.The steampunk type theme and the wrapping up with a not so nice little bow was a satisfyin......more

Quotes

“Entertaining…Lovegrove does a solid, if not superior, job of faithfully rendering Holmes and Watson.”

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