In anticipation of the Millstadt Library’s first Authors’ Faire, here are a couple of reviews and recommendations on titles that you might find here (to borrow on your card or to purchase in-person from the authors on Jan 15th). We’re having special extended hours on Saturday, January 15th, from 10am to 4 pm to accommodate our many authors.
Find the works of Van Allen Plexico in your Illinois Heartland Library System!
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective - 2009 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=7&cn=637575
Summary: A return to deductive reasoning as an entertainment! This book contains five original stories involving Sherlock Holmes and his erstwhile companion, Dr. John Watson. Some mysteries involve old friends (Lestrade, Mycroft, Moriarty) while others contain magical maps and worrisome explosive devices. I appreciated “The Problem at Stamford Bridge” and how Watson is the first on the case. I’m still metaphorically lifting my jaw from the floor, it was such a fun read.
Gush Sesh: The moments of humanity shown in the famous characters are superlative. I’m thinking specifically of Watson’s editing of his own words within “The Adventure of the Tuvan Delegate” in order to avoid awkwardness. It’s a modern reference to being more aware (woke) and inclusive than the general privileged white Victorian male, and yet it still works. I could totally ‘hear’ Watson stumbling over the words in my head as if Nigel Bruce were speaking the part (my favorite on-screen Watson). When Sherlock shows surprise during the attempted dismantling of a bomb, all he reveals is a single gasp, yet it shakes us (and Watson) to the core. Chopped into short stories for an easy read, these classic Holmsian mysteries whet the appetite and stir the blood for more.
Also available:
Assembled!: Five Decades of Earth’s Mightiest - Unauthorized opinions, analysis, and more by the Jarvis Heads of Avengersassemble.net https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=3&cn=636786
Hawk: Hand of the Machine - https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=10&cn=741508
Lucian. Dark God’s Homecoming - https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=2&cn=626475
Sentinels. When Strikes the Warlord - the first of the superpowered series, part one of trilogy one, 2008 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=1&cn=626471
Sentinels. A Distant Star - part two of trilogy one, 2008 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=6&cn=636824
Sentinels. Apocalypse Rising - part three of trilogy one, 2008 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=8&cn=637599
Sentinels. Alternate Visions - 2009 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=5&cn=636822
Sentinels. The Shiva Advent - part one of trilogy two, 2009 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=4&cn=636820
Sentinels. Worldmind - part two of trilogy two, 2010 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=16&cn=3735218
Sentinels. Stellarax - part three of trilogy two, 2011 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=9&cn=707648
Sentinels. Metalgod - part one of trilogy three, 2012 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=13&cn=3705227
Sentinels. The Dark Crusade - part two of trilogy three, 2016 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=14&cn=3705228
Sentinels. Vendetta - part three of trilogy three, 2017 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=15&cn=3705229
The Shattering - omnibus with Legion I: Lords of fire -- Legion II: Sons of terra -- Legion III: Kings of oblivion. 2014 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=11&cn=3347774
Vegas Heist - 2018 https://search.illinoisheartland.org/search/title.aspx?ctx=256.1033.0.0.3&pos=12&cn=3647588