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Erasmus Magister
| Author: | Charles Sheffield |
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Ace Books, 1982 |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
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Synopsis
Charles Darwin's grandfather Erasmus Darwin is the protagonist in this collection of three separate stories. In them, Erasmus uses deductive reasoning and his powers of observation, a la Sherlock Holmes, to penetrate three mysteries which at first blush appear to involve the supernatural. At the same time, matters are not so simple, because Sheffield's backdrop is a fantasy England where supernatural explanations cannot necessarily be ruled out... The first episode is not so great--Darwin comes off as only slightly brighter than average. But the episodes which follow are engaging and interesting, well worth the read. Sheffield is a skilled practitioner who holds the reader's attention. I enjoyed the book, but wound up feeling slightly disappointed that Darwin, billed as "arguably the greatest Englishman of the 18th century," is not even more witty and brilliant.
Table of Contens
- Introduction - essay
- The Devil of Malkirk - novella
- The Treasure of Odirex - (1978) - novella
- The Lambeth Immortal - (1979) - novella
- Appendix- Erasmus Magister: Fact and Fiction - essay
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