But the town of farnham turns out to hold many secrets. The film depicts a young sherlock holmes and john watson meeting and solving a mystery together at a boarding school. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Sherlock holmes, age 14, unexpectedly summers with farnham relations and befriends orphan matt. Sherlocks mother has died, his father has disappeared in india and his sister is acting strangely. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s. It was written by andrew lane and released in the uk on 4 june, 2010 by macmillan books summary. Death cloud is the first in the young sherlock holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books the year is 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. Young sherlock holmesseries overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jun 03, 2010 death cloud, by andrew lane, is the start of a new series of sherlock holmes as sherlock is a teenager. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock. Sherlock holmes death cloud characters sherlock holmes. With father just posted to india, mother suddenly unwell, and. Dec 02, 2010 watch this book trailer video for the young adult novel death cloud, a new sherlock holmes mystery novel by andrew lane, and the first book in his new young adult mystery series, sherlock holmes.
Ive never been a big fan of the original sherlock holmes books, but i do like thrillers and mysteries set in victorian london and this was the perfect blend of victorian flavor, action, and mystery. The holmes family seems to be falling apart, and not even brother mycroft can keep it together. Death cloud, by andrew lane, is the start of a new series of sherlock holmes as sherlock is a teenager. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officers son. The mystery begins with two unusual deaths and a black cloud that is seen nearby. Death cloud was never a boring read and i am glad to have of read it. Hence he released the first book the young sherlock holmes series which was the death cloud in june 2010. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangershis uncle and.
Compelling and gripping story about the adventures of sherlock holmes as a fourteenyearold boy. This was too much like an alex rider novel, perhaps deliberately. The first three books in andrew lanes young sherlock holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. The plot, although fairly slow to start, quickly gathers speed as the story progresses. As the title suggests, it follows the fourteenyearold sherlock holmes in a time before he met john watson. Death cloud is the first of six amazing books in a series. Holmes is picked up from the end of his term at the allboys school he attends by mycroft holmes, his. It was written by andrew lane and released in the uk on 4 june, 2010 by macmillan books. After a month of holidays sherlock discovers that his brother mycroft. Death cloud is a prequel to doyles sherlock holmes stories. Death cloud is the first novel in a at this point in time seven book series written by british author andrew lane. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts sir arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes from the age of fourteen onwards in the 1860s. But later finds himself with a case with tow deaths.
After young sherlock holmes series, andrew did another series called lost worlds which also got some attention. The first book in the series entitled young sherlock holmes is known as death cloud. This is a guy who knows his way around literature, so when i saw he had created his own view on preacd sherlock holmes, i had to read it. Death cloud is the first in the young sherlock holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. Im rating it at that because i was expecting more out of the story. Andrew has a wife and a son and lives in dorset, england. Product description it is the summer of 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. During their first lesson together sherlock finds a dead body on the holmes. I loved death cloud and i am already looking forward to the next episode in the life of young sherlock holmes. I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as i have.
Not only is he a lifelong fan of arthur conan doyles great detective. The whole book doesnt feel like a sherlock holmes mystery but rather a kind of victorian alex rider as it comes across as something similar to the teenage spy book. Young sherlock holmes has 53 entries in the series. In the first installment, teenage sherlock is sent to spend a summer with his aunt and uncle in a small town where he uncovers the truth behind two mysterious deaths. Why does a dark cloud float from a corpse covered in. Andrew lane the year is 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. Sherlock holmes, age 14, unexpectedly summers with far. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Below is a list of andrew lanes young sherlock holmes books in order of when they were first released which is the same as their chronological order. Fourteenyearold sherlock holmes is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in hampshire and teams up with matty arnatt to investigate two mysterious deaths which appear to be somehow related to a black cloud which sherlock holmes has to solve. Sherlock s mother has died, his father has disappeared in india and his sister is acting strangely.
Yes, im way older than the target audience, but i have loved anything sherlock holmes since i read the red headed league and saw billy wilders beautiful the private life of sherlock holmes, when i was nine years old. This is the first series about young sherlock holmes to be endorsedapproved by the arthur conan doyle estate. When his brother, mycroft, sends him to spend the summer with an elderly uncle, sherlock steels himself for two months of boredom. Andrew lane is the author of the bestselling young sherlock holmes books. Watch this book trailer video for the young adult novel death cloud, a new sherlock holmes mystery novel by andrew lane, and the first book. Young sherlock holmes by andrew lane overdrive rakuten. The book has been endorsed by the conan doyle estate as consistent with sir arthur conan doyles vision of holmes, important to parents who may be looking for books that send their young readers down a more traditional reading path.
Sherlock holmes is a teenager and it shows his life before he becomes a famous detective. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. He was sent to live with his aunt and uncle that he had no idea of having. A 14 year old boy that goes to benwood school and has a mind of curiosity. Andrew lane is the author of the young sherlock holmes series of young adult novels, starting with death cloud. Feb 18, 2015 first published in 2010, young sherlock holmes. It was written by andrew lane and released in the uk on june 4, 2010 by macmillan books. If this is supposed to be a portrayal of sherlock holmes as a young teenager, it really doesnt feel like it. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts sir arthur conan doyles detective.
Sep 08, 2010 andrew lane a jeho nova kniha young sherlock holmes. Young sherlock holmes also known with the title card name of young sherlock holmes and the pyramid of fear is a 1985 american mystery adventure film directed by barry levinson and written by chris columbus, based on the characters created by sir arthur conan doyle. Holmes is picked up from the end of his term at the allboys school he attends by mycroft. Jun 19, 2014 death cloud is the first in the young sherlock holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books. One of those unputdownable books that you have to finish in one sitting. Andrew lane began his young sherlock holmes series in 2010 with the novel death cloud.
Andrew is very busy promoting the book at the moment but kindly took time out to answer my rather long list of questions. He has also written numerous spinoff novels based on the bbc scifi television series doctor who, as well as definitive guides to babylon 5 and the wallace and gromit films, and is the author of the bond files. This mystery thriller kept me up all night just to find out what happens next. Death cloud is actually a pretty solid little thriller. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts arthur conan doyles detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s. Death cloud is the first novel in the young sherlock holmes series that depicts arthur conan doyle s detective sherlock holmes as a teenager in the 1860s and 70s. Although i like alex rider, sherlock holmes adventures, even as or especially as a teenager, should be more cerebral and less violent. Death cloud sherlock holmes, the legend begins, book one.
I wanted to read this story because i like mysterys and its the first book out of the series. On summer break from school, a young sherlock holmes finds a mentor and encounters his first mystery. A cast of heroes and villains follows, and the young sherlock has to decide. Andrew lane has, with the permission of the conan doyle estate, come up with a surefire. Death cloud the year is 1868, and sherlock holmes is fourteen. These have been published around the world and are available in 37 different languages. However, strange occurences near his uncles country home soon pique his interest, and his new american tutor teaches him observation skills that bring the fourteenyearold much closer to evildoers than any of them want. Review and rating well as i read through this book i say its a 9 for me.
The first time matthew arnatt saw the cloud of death, it was floating out of the firstfloor window of a house near where he was living. It isnt long before sherlock has befriended a homeless boy named matty. Jun 02, 2010 death cloud is officially released on 4th june, but i have already seen it on the shelf in my local waterstones. Sherlock holmes, the legend begins introduces young readers to a 14yearold holmes. He had shown an extensive knowledge of the holmes series and hence he was selected for writing the series which focused on the early life of sherlock holmes. The first three books in the young sherlock holmes series, death cloud, red leech and black ice, are included in this digital edition. So far there have been eight books released in the series, with the eighth book released in september 2015. Benjy randall, age 10 a great all round adventure book, with lots of action. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. It really reminds of the young james bond series in many ways, just set 100 years earlier. Shuffled off to stay during school holiday with relatives hes never met, sherlock is not a happy young man. If you have any question about this novel, please dont hesitate to contact us or translate team. Young sherlock holmes death cloud, by andrew lane andrew lane is a well respected and prolific writer, best known for his work in tv and especially with doctor who.
1602 420 714 12 1486 359 905 1004 1457 604 1202 1031 680 1591 40 664 636 1262 266 1314 1365 1007 1132 379 732 622 36 470 1147 996 490 752 703