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About Paul Hiscock
Paul Hiscock is an author of crime, fantasy, horror, and science fiction tales. His short stories have appeared in a variety of anthologies, and include a seventeenth century whodunnit, a science fiction western, a clockpunk fairytale, and numerous Sherlock Holmes pastiches.
Find out more at www.detectivesanddragons.uk.
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Titles By Paul Hiscock
Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII 2022 Annual 61 New Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes.
In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner, revisiting Holmes and Watson in those days where it is “always 1895” . . . or a few decades on either side of that. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII, the series has grown to nearly 700 new Holmes adventures by over 200 contributors from around with world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties have gone to the Undershaw school (formerly Stepping Stones) for special needs children at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former homes, and to date the project has raised nearly $100,000 for the school – as well as helping provide a world-wide awareness of its mission. As has become the tradition, this new collection of 61 adventures features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes’s retirement. Along the way they are involved in dozens of fascinating mysteries, all progressing along completely unexpected lines. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.”
61 new traditional Holmes adventures
in three simultaneously published volumes
The game is afoot!
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Deanna Baran, Mark Mower, Thomas A. Turley, Will Murray, Brenda Seabrooke, Tim Gambrell, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Amy Thomas, David Marcum, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, John Lawrence, Martin Daley, Dick Gillman, Liz Hedgecock, Paul Hiscock, Mike Hogan, Stephen Herczeg, and Roger Riccard, and forewords by Nancy Holder, Roger Johnson, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum
“Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at various times to examine...”
– Dr. John H. Watson
So wrote Dr. Watson in “The Problem of Thor Bridge” – and ever since, Sherlockians have been bringing us new adventures from this legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson’s original First Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes – and there will never be enough!
In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today’s leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow.
In Fall 2016, the series presented its first “themed” collection – Part V: Christmas Adventures – containing 30 new adventures that proved to be extremely and enduringly popular. With that in mind, we now revisit that season, with 57 more Christmas Adventures, ranging from a consequential case that occurred when Holmes was still a teenager, to another in the late 1920’s when Holmes – in retirement – was still at the top of his game.
The fifty-seven stories in these three companion volumes are a thrilling mix of mysteries, whatever the season. Some are directly involved with Christmas, while others occur during and in around that season. These represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found by the best pasticheurs, and once again they honor the man described by Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.”
57 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes
The game is afoot!
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."
For all we know, or think we know, about Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, what we don’t know is far, far greater. In the duo’s first case, A Study in Scarlet, we learn that Holmes and Watson met on January 1st, 1881, and subsequently moved into an apartment together at 221b Baker Street. Their first case officially began on March 4th of that year, and it is argued that “The Adventure of the Resident Patient” possibly took place in October of 1881, depending on which version of the story you read. But what happened during the rest of 1881? Or all of 1882?
To help fill the void, we have asked today’s top Sherlockian writers to rummage through their Watsonian correspondence and uncover the many mysteries left untold until now. There’s a new story for every month of the year!
D.J. Tyrer, Andrew Bryant, Tim Gambrell, Geri Schear, Jayantika Ganguly, Paula Hammond, Susan Knight, Arthur Hall, Kevin Thornton, Arthur Hall, Michael Mallory, J.S. Rowlinson, Julie McKuras, Kevin Thornton, Naching T. Kassa, David Marcum, J. Lawrence Matthews, Jane Rubino, Shane Simmons, Chris Chan, Paul Hiscock, and forewords by Nancy Holder, Roger Johnson, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum
“Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at various times to examine . . . .”
– Dr. John H. Watson
So wrote Dr. Watson in “The Problem of Thor Bridge” – and ever since, Sherlockians have been bringing us new adventures from this legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson’s original First Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes – and there will never be enough!
In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today’s leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow.
In Fall 2016, the series presented its first “themed” collection – Part V: Christmas Adventures – containing 30 new adventures that proved to be extremely and enduringly popular. With that in mind, we now revisit that season, with 57 more Christmas Adventures, ranging from a consequential case that occurred when Holmes was still a teenager, to another in the late 1920’s when Holmes – in retirement – was still at the top of his game.
The fifty-seven stories in these three companion volumes are a thrilling mix of mysteries, whatever the season. Some are directly involved with Christmas, while others occur during and in around that season. These represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found by the best pasticheurs, and once again they honor the man described by Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.”
57 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes
The game is afoot!
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir
In "The Sussex Vampire", Holmes tells Watson: "This agency stands flat-footed upon the ground, and there it must remain. The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply." In each of the stories presented in this huge three-volume collection, Holmes approaches the varied problems with one of his favorite maxims firmly in place: "...When you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth..." But what, exactly, is the truth?
A Study in Scarlet, the first recorded adventure of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson, was first published in 1887. What an amazing journey the years since then have been! In addition to the pitifully few sixty tales originally presented in The Canon, published between 1887 and 1927, there have been literally thousands of additional Holmes adventures in the form of books, short stories, radio and television episodes, movies, manuscripts, comics, and fan fiction. And yet, for those who are true friends and admirers of the Master Detective of Baker Street, where it is always 1895 (or a few decades on either side of that!) these stories are not enough. Give us more!
The forty-nine stories in these three companion volumes represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found, and honor the man described by Watson as "the best and wisest ... whom I have ever known."
All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Part XVIII - Whatever Remains Must Be the Truth (1899-1925) features contributions by:
Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Roger Silverwood, Robert Stapleton, Craig Janacek, Gareth Tilley, Paul Hiscock, Arthur Hall, M.J. Elliott, Harry DeMaio, Tom Turley, Tracy J. Revels, Kelvin Jones, Matthew White, David Marcum, Nick Cardillo, and S.F. Bennett, with a poem by Christopher James, and forewords by David Marcum, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Roger Johnson, and Steve Emecz
In 2018, MX Publishing presented Parts XI and XII of this acclaimed and ongoing series, Some Untold Cases. Now that theme is revisited with 64 new Sherlock Holmes adventures that explore those many tantalizing references to some of Holmes's other cases, as mentioned in The Canon.
"Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at various times to examine . . . ." - Dr. John H. Watson
So wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been seeking to know more about these tales from the legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson's original Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and yet there will never be enough!
Throughout the original Holmes Canon, there were hints and teases of other intriguing cases - The Giant Rat of Sumatra . . . The Abernetty Tragedy . . . The Manor House Case. Watson mentions well over one-hundred of these, which have collectively come to be known as The Untold Cases. Now, once again MX Publishing brings us sixty-four of these adventures in three simultaneously published volumes, with all royalties going to support the Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes.
Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."
Each volume contains forwards by Otto Penzler, Roger Johnson, Stepping Stones School, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum, as well as stories by the following contributors:
Will Murray (2 stories), Tim Gambrell (2 stories), Craig Janacek, I.A. Watson, Jane Rubino, Paul Hiscock, Hugh Ashton, Mike Chinn, Shane Simmons, Dacre Stoker and Leverett Butts, David Marcum, Matthew J. Elliott, Paul D. Gilbert, Tracy J. Revels, Margaret Walsh, Arthur Hall, Barry Clay, Steven Philip Jones, Jan van Koningsveld, and Marcia Wilson, and a poem by John Linwood Grant
But there was more to the story than these heroes. There were the villains who dared to stand against them, carrying out their vile plans and evil schemes.
Who were these sinners, malefactors, and criminals? We only know the barest details, as provided to us from Watson’s pen in the very few sixty stories of the original Sherlockian Canon. Now, with this new volume from Belanger Books, we investigate further – into the lives and deeds and motivations of these Nefarious Villains of Sherlock Holmes.
In these two volumes are twenty four stories examining the best known villains – Professor Moriarty, for instance, and Colonel Moran, and Dr. Grimesby Roylott – and some others who might not be quite as famous, but who were just as vexing to the Detective and Doctor . . . names like Culverton Smith, Baron Maupertuis, and Abe Slaney.
Discover their histories and find out the events behind the stories that you think you know. Settle back for an exceptional Holmes anthology, and a walk along the Dark Side of the Canon . . . .
The game is afoot!
In 1887, Holmes and Watson’s first investigation as a team - A Study in Scarlet - was published. The Sign of Four followed in 1890, and then, in 1891, the world was electrified with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in the newly-formed Strand Magazine... and the world would never be the same! Through the remainder of the nineteenth Century and all the way through the twentieth, Holmes and Watson’s fame would grow. We’re now well into the twenty-first century, yet the much-loved duo are just as popular today - if not even more so.
In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring stories set within the canon’s correct time period, written by the very best of today’s Sherlockian authors from around the world. That first anthology, spread over three huge volumes, contained sixty-three stories and was the largest collection of its kind assembled at the time. Response was immediately and overwhelmingly positive, and soon there were calls from fans for additional collections.
Over 150 contributors so far have joined together from around the world to produce well over three hundred new adventures to honour Sherlock Holmes, the man described by Watson as “the best and wisest whom I have ever known.”
We now proudly present Parts XIII, XIV, and XV, three volumes which break the record of the initial triple offering, with an incredible sixty-six new adventures featuring the eternal duo Watson and Holmes.
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Part XIII in the popular MX series of new Sherlock Holmes stories features contributions from Derrick Belanger, Mark Mower, Brenda Seabrook, David Marcum, Robert Stapleton, S.F. Bennett, Edwin A. Enstrom, M.J.H. Simmonds, Andrew Bryant, Tim Gambrell, Tracy Revels, Hugh Ashton, Sean M. Wright, Marino C. Alvarez, Paul Hiscock, Arthur Hall, Kevin P. Thornton, Stephen Seitz, Jim French, David Friend, Shane Simmons, Peter Coe Verbica, and Mark Wardecker with a Poem by Jacquelynn Morris and Forewords by Will Thomas, Roger Johnson, Melissa Grigsby, Steve Emecz and David Marcum
• in the American Wild West
• a masked vigilante fighting crime at night in the streets of London
• a Native American living in prehistoric times
• an ingenious villain, scheming against the heroic Professor Moriarty
• a woman
• a robot
• trapped in a version of the Twilight Zone
All of these versions of Sherlock Holmes, and more, are featured in this exciting new two-volume anthology: Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Through The Multiverse!
Steampunk, Dieselpunk, and Cyberpunk - oh my!
If you like fractured fables and mythic mash-ups, you'll love this collection of reimagined fairy tales by 13 international authors. You'll find retellings of stories you recognize as well as a few you've probably never seen before, all of them with a punk subgenre twist.
"Making Bones" by Phoebe Darqueling
"Star Tsarina" by T.J. O'Hare
"Steel-blue Babe" by Aaron Isett
"The Sharp, Mechanical Sheep" by Kay Gray
"The Girl in the Tower" by A.F. Stewart
"Hoods and Wolves" by Briant Laslo
"The Great Astrolabe of Einsem" by K.A. Lindstrom
"Liberty" by Crysta K. Coburn
"A Saturnine, a Martial, and a Mercurial Lunatic"
by Amber Michelle Cook
"The Second Mission of Azarbad the Aeronaut"
by J. Woolston Carr
"Black Dog, Wild Wood" by Thomas Gregory
"Mirror in her Hand" by Liz Tuckwell
"Wound" by Paul Hiscock
AND illustrations by Audra Miller, Nathan Lueth,
Tom Brown, and J. Woolston Carr.
Imagine Holmes trying to stop a diabolical doctor creating human animal hybrids - attacking a cult that worships man eating plants - taking on a mermaid client - using his deductive skills to track down missing time travelers. These are just some of the stories included in the new all new anthology Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells.
This one-of-a-kind two volume anthology features traditional Sherlock Holmes stories blended with one or more tales from H.G. Wells including:
- The War of the Worlds
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
- The First Men in the Moon
- The Time Machine
- The Invisible Man
- The Magic Shop
- The War in the Air
- The Diamond Maker
- And many more!!
Authors of volumes one and two include Will Murray (Marvel Comics, Doc Savage, The Shadow), Michael Siverling (A Tribute to H.G. Wells), Robert Stapleton (The New Adventures of Solar Pons), Katie Magnusson (The Adventures of Watts and Sherlock), Claire Daines (The Hunting of the Nark: Sherlock Holmes Through The Looking Glass ), Mark C. Richardson, Mike Adamson (Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine), Chris Chan (The Strand Magazine), Hassan Akram, Gretchen Altabef (Sherlock Holmes: Remarkable Power of Stimulus), M.L.D. Curelas (Ride the Moon), Mike Arsuaga (The First Servant), David Marcum (Editor of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes series), Liam Hogan (The Trouble with Time Travel), J. Rohr (MONSTERS), Ronald A. Rowe and Eric M. Blake (Beyond the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes), Joseph W. Svec III (Sherlock Holmes in The Nautilus Adventure), Paul Hiscock (Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Steampunk, Mechanical Men and Otherworldly Endeavours), R. Micheal Magnini ( A Tribute to H.G. Wells), Jen Matteis (Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe) and Laurence Trujillo (Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Tarot)
Anthology edited by C. Edward Davis and Derrick Belanger, the team behind the original Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells
PLUS an introduction written by Nancy Holder, BSI
Volume 2 Stories:
Dr. Watson's Adventure in the Magic Shop by Laurence Trujillo
The Adventure of the Inventor's Daughter by Michael Siverling
The Case of the Lunarnaut by C. Edward Davis
The Winged Capuchin by Jen Matteis
The Last Martian by Mike Arsuaga
Sir Arthur and the Time Machine by Gretchen Altabef
The Curious Affair of the Temporal Traveler by David Marcum
The Case of the Third Handyman by Liam Hogan
The Case of the Human Beasts by J. Rohr
The Unsolvable Case of the Invisible Man by Ronald A. Rowe and Eric M. Blake
Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Time Machine by Joseph W. Svec III
The Aeronaut's Last Flight by Paul Hiscock
The Strange Case of the "Scientific Appartatus" by R. Micheal Magnini
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