The Final Adventures of Solar Pons

Summary

The Final Adventures of Solar Pons is a collection of detective science fiction short stories by author August Derleth. It was released in 1998 by Mycroft & Moran. It was a collection of Derleth's Solar Pons stories which are pastiches of the Sherlock Holmes tales of Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Final Adventures of Solar Pons
Dust-jacket illustration by Jean-Pierre Cagnat.
AuthorAugust Derleth
Cover artistJean-Pierre Cagnat
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSolar Pons
GenreDetective, science fiction
PublisherMycroft & Moran
Publication date
1998
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxvi, 202
ISBN1-55246-012-6
OCLC36693586
Preceded byThe Chronicles of Solar Pons 

Contents edit

The Final Adventures of Solar Pons contains the following tales:

  • "Introduction", by Peter Ruber
  • "Reception in Elysium" (poem) by Mary F. Lindsley
  • Terror Over London [novel]
  • "The Adventures of Gresham Old Place"
  • "The Adventure of the Burlstone Horror"
  • "The Adventure of the Viennese Musician"
  • "The Adventure of the Muttering Man"
  • "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators", by Peter Ruber
  • "The Adventure of the Nosferatu" (with Mack Reynolds)
  • "The Adventure of the Extra-Terrestrial" (with Mack Reynolds)
  • "More from Dr. Parker's Notebooks"

Sources edit

  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 846.
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. p. 186. ISBN 0-87054-176-5.
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 156. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.