Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine
The Thinking Engine
Author: James Lovegrove Series: Sherlock Holmes
March 1895, and at Oxford University, a Professor Quantock claims he has built a computational device capable of analytical thought to rival Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock cannot ignore the challenge, and he and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues. But it soon becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda.
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March 1895, and at Oxford University, a Professor Quantock claims he has built a computational device capable of analytical thought to rival Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock cannot ignore the challenge, and he and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues. But it soon becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda.
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March 1895. Hilary Term at Oxford. In the newly built extension to the University Galleries, ProfessorQuantock has put the finishing touches to a wondrous computational device which, he claims, is capableof analytical thought to rival that of the cleverest men alive. Indeed, his so-called Thinking Engine seemsequal to Sherlock Holmes himself in its deductive powers.To prove his point, Quantock programmes his machine to solve a murder in the Jericho area which hasbeen baffling Oxford police. The Engine identifies a suspect who proves not to have a valid alibi for thenight of the crime. The man is duly arrested and arraigned.Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of witsensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they compete to see which of themcan be first to solve a series of crimes. As man and machine vie for supremacy, it becomes clear that theThinking Engine has its own agenda. Holmes's and Watson's lives are on the line as a ghost from the pastcatches up with them...
Critic Reviews
“"Lovegrove manages to perfectly emulate Doyle's (or Watson's, if you will), style, while at the same time playing up the most important and interesting aspect of the Canon: the relationship between Holmes and Watson." -”
"Lovegrove knows his Holmes trivia and delivers a great mystery that will fans will enjoy, with plenty of winks and nods to the canon." - Geek Dad
"A satisfying book, wrapping up to a fascinating conclusion." - Fangirl Nation
"A good yarn of a read for any Sherlock fans" - Retrenders
"Lovegrove manages to perfectly emulate Doyle’s (or Watson’s, if you will), style, while at the same time playing up the most important and interesting aspect of the Canon: the relationship between Holmes and Watson." - Cinema Sentries
About the Author
James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of The Age of Odin, the third novel in his critically-acclaimed Pantheon military SF series. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel Days and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel Untied Kingdom. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War and Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of [illegible]
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