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|main character = [[Tom (The Book of the Enemy)|Tom]] | |main character = [[Tom (The Book of the Enemy)|Tom]] | ||
|featuring = [[Sherlock Holmes]] | |featuring = [[Sherlock Holmes]] | ||
|enemy = [[The Enemy]] | |enemy = ''[[The Book of the Enemy]]'' | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1910s]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1910s]] | ||
|writer = [[Andrew Hickey]] | |writer = [[Andrew Hickey]] | ||
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** The men in the [[British Museum]]'s [[Select Manuscript Room]] – the [[startled gentleman (The Book of the Enemy)|startled gentleman]] who spilled his papers, and the [[stout man (The Book of the Enemy)|stout man]] who helped collect them – are Dunning and Karswell from {{w|M.R. James}}' ''{{w|Casting the Runes}}''. | ** The men in the [[British Museum]]'s [[Select Manuscript Room]] – the [[startled gentleman (The Book of the Enemy)|startled gentleman]] who spilled his papers, and the [[stout man (The Book of the Enemy)|stout man]] who helped collect them – are Dunning and Karswell from {{w|M.R. James}}' ''{{w|Casting the Runes}}''. | ||
** The account of the [[Martian invasion of Earth]] is designed to be consistent with [[H. G. Wells]]'s ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' and [[Simon Bucher-Jones]]' ''[http://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-bucher-jones/charles-dickens-martian-notes/paperback/product-22654220.html Charles Dickens' Martian Notes.]'' | ** The account of the [[Martian invasion of Earth]] is designed to be consistent with [[H. G. Wells]]'s ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' and [[Simon Bucher-Jones]]' ''[http://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-bucher-jones/charles-dickens-martian-notes/paperback/product-22654220.html Charles Dickens' Martian Notes.]'' | ||
** Holmes' comment about "continental orchestra" is a reference to [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s complaints about how | ** Holmes' comment about "continental orchestra" is a reference to [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s complaints about the differences between how British and continental European orchestras tuned their instruments. | ||
** The mentions of "squamous cephalopodic beasts" and "non-Euclidean geometry" are references to [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s work | ** The mentions of "squamous cephalopodic beasts" and "non-Euclidean geometry" are references to [[H. P. Lovecraft]]'s work. | ||
** Moriarty's ''[[The Dynamics of an Asteroid]]'' was first mentioned in ''{{w|The Valley of Fear}}''. | |||
** The "mock [[turtle]] soup and [[dodo]]s' egg" are a reference to the novel ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. | ** The "mock [[turtle]] soup and [[dodo]]s' egg" are a reference to the novel ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''. | ||
** History remembered the [[Martian embassy]] as being burned down in the {{w|siege of Sidney Street}}. The siege was mentioned and compared to the Holmes novel ''{{w|The Red-Headed League}}'' in {{w|Ronald Knox}}'s essay [http://www.diogenes-club.com/studies.htm ''Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes'',] which first applied the idea of "[[canon]]" to works of fiction. | ** History remembered the [[Martian embassy]] as being burned down in the {{w|siege of Sidney Street}}. The siege was mentioned and compared to the Holmes novel ''{{w|The Red-Headed League}}'' in {{w|Ronald Knox}}'s essay [http://www.diogenes-club.com/studies.htm ''Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes'',] which first applied the idea of "[[canon]]" to works of fiction. | ||
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* Tom dreams of [[Sutekh|demons]] trapped in [[pyramid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judgment of Sutekh (audio story)|The Judgment of Sutekh]]'') | * Tom dreams of [[Sutekh|demons]] trapped in [[pyramid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Judgment of Sutekh (audio story)|The Judgment of Sutekh]]'') | ||
* Sherlock Holmes aided a [[Pope]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''. | * Sherlock Holmes aided a [[Pope]] in [[PROSE]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]''. | ||
* [[James Moriarty]] | * [[James Moriarty]] wrote the book ''[[On the Dynamics of the Asteroid]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'') | ||
* Moriarty's [[Theory of Relativity]] was later attributed to [[Albert Einstein]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'', et al.) | |||
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Revision as of 20:22, 29 April 2019
- You may be looking for the anthology or the in-universe book.
The Book of the Enemy was the third story in the 2018 Faction Paradox anthology The Book of the Enemy. It was written by Andrew Hickey and preceded by Pre-narrative Briefing C.
Summary
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Characters
References
- Holmes and Watson visited Ruritania several times to assist King Rudolf.
- Britain established an alliance with Mars after the Martians' attempted invasion of Earth.
Notes
- The author published a list of references in the story.[1]
- The framing story was borrowed from P. G. Wodehouse's stories about the "Oldest Member".
- The narrator recalls Watson's stories about Holmes' "excursion across the moors" (The Hound of the Baskervilles) and his "wrestling match on a precipice" (The Final Problem). He also mentions Holmes' assistance to "Popes" (All-Consuming Fire) and an address in Belgravia (A Scandal in Belgravia).
- The hypothetical about a man named Reginald who served kippers was a reference to Wodehouse's character Jeeves.
- As noted in the story itself, Ruritania and King Rudolf originated from The Prisoner of Zenda.
- The men in the British Museum's Select Manuscript Room – the startled gentleman who spilled his papers, and the stout man who helped collect them – are Dunning and Karswell from M.R. James' Casting the Runes.
- The account of the Martian invasion of Earth is designed to be consistent with H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds and Simon Bucher-Jones' Charles Dickens' Martian Notes.
- Holmes' comment about "continental orchestra" is a reference to George Bernard Shaw's complaints about the differences between how British and continental European orchestras tuned their instruments.
- The mentions of "squamous cephalopodic beasts" and "non-Euclidean geometry" are references to H. P. Lovecraft's work.
- Moriarty's The Dynamics of an Asteroid was first mentioned in The Valley of Fear.
- The "mock turtle soup and dodos' egg" are a reference to the novel Alice in Wonderland.
- History remembered the Martian embassy as being burned down in the siege of Sidney Street. The siege was mentioned and compared to the Holmes novel The Red-Headed League in Ronald Knox's essay Studies in the Literature of Sherlock Holmes, which first applied the idea of "canon" to works of fiction.
- The phrase "every trace of romance" was intended to be a reference to Lawrence Miles' novel Dead Romance.
Continuity
- Tom dreams of demons trapped in pyramids. (TV: Pyramids of Mars, AUDIO: The Judgment of Sutekh)
- Sherlock Holmes aided a Pope in PROSE: All-Consuming Fire.
- James Moriarty wrote the book On the Dynamics of the Asteroid. (PROSE: The Death of Art)
- Moriarty's Theory of Relativity was later attributed to Albert Einstein. (TV: Four to Doomsday, The Last Sontaran, et al.)
Footnotes
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