S. Dawson

Excellent, 15 Jan 2009

In the introduction Duncan states that his original intention was to provide an introduction to the stories and the world of Holmes whilst being of use to long standing fans, something which I think he accomplishes admirably. The information is laid out over several chapters making it easy to jump straight to the type of information you require, be it synopsis and timeline commentary on all the stories, Holmes's influence on detective fiction, his origins or commentary on the various screen persona's of Holmes.

The chapters on the characters origins and influence on detective fiction are refreshingly simple and very accessible, particularly to the novice as we are not bogged down… Read more

Bring on Vol 2!, 13 July 2008

A brilliant story in the vein of the "boy's own adventure" stories, this is billed as 'vol 1' and throughout you are teased with hints about Coward's past military undertakings (such as flying a Spitfire, Burma, Stalingrad...) and I cannot wait until vol 2 comes along for more adventures. Excellently written, full of a certain amount of dark humour, satire... absolutely wonderful and I recommended it to anyone who likes a good military style adventure story!

Complex, engaging... and with sea monsters!, 10 April 2008

'Surface' is a bit like a cross between the outstanding mini-series 'The Triangle' and what 'Invasion' could have been if given a plot. It does require a suspension of belief from time to time, but it's science-fiction and entertaining so who cares?

A definite watch and something that I wish had been allowed to continue as the season finale ends with such a bang that you'll be wishing there was more.