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Solar Pons
Series · 19
books · 1951-2019

Books in series

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#2

The Memoirs of Solar Pons

1951

#2 in the series of Solar Pons books. Pons is a successor to Sherlock Holmes and the books are part homage and part pastiche of the Great One.
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#3

The Return of Solar Pons

1958

Only Watson himself could distinguish between the footsteps of Pons or Holmes. If you've not yet joined the chase, you are about to discover new joy in a tradition that, alas, has disappeared. Come, the game is afoot! 1."Introduction", by Edgar W. Smith 2."The Adventure of the Lost Dutchman" 3."The Adventure of the Devil's Footprints" 4."The Adventure of the Dorrington Inheritance" 5."The Adventure of the 'Triple Kent'" 6."The Adventure of the Rydberg Numbers" 7."The Adventure of the Grice-Paterson Curse" 8."The Adventure of the Stone of Scone" 9."The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm" 10."The Adventure of the Penny Magenta" 11."The Adventure of the Trained Cormorant" 12."The Adventure of the Camberwell Beauty" 13."The Adventure of the Little Hangman" 14."The Adventure of the Swedenborg Signatures"
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#4

The Reminiscences of Solar Pons

1961

Pinnacle paperback edition of original 1961 publication. 1."Introduction, by Anthony Boucher 2."The Adventure of the Mazarine Blue" 3."The Adventure of the Hats of M. Dulac" 4."The Adventure of the Mosaic Cylinders" 5."The Adventure of the Praed Street Irregulars" 6."The Adventure of the Cloverdale Kennels" 7."The Adventure of the Black Cardinal" 8."The Adventure of the Troubled Magistrate" 9."The Adventure of the Blind Clairaudient" 10."A Chronology of Solar Pons", by Robert Patrick
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#5

The Casebook of Solar Pons

1965

OUR COPY HAS THE SAME COVER AS STOCK PHOTO SHOWN. SCUFFING, CREASING AND EDGE WEAR ON COVERS AND SPINE. NAME STAMPED AT TOP OF FIRST PAGE. AGE RELATED TANNING OF PAGES WITH OCCASIONAL DISCOLORATION. MUSTY ODOR. GREAT READING COPY!
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#6

Mr. Fairlie's Final Journey

1968

Who Done It? Mr. Fairlie set out for London but never reached his destination. His dead body was found en route and in the lining of his hat was the address of . . . Solar Pons! No one had any evident motive to kill Jonas Fairlie—but someone did. This wasn't the first time this clever killer had slain and it wouldn't be the last—unless the master of detection, Solar Pons, could stop him. Why was Mr. Fairlie carrying Pons' address? And who was this murderer whose killings were planned with utmost care? These were the related puzzles laid before Solar Pons within hours of the discovery of Fairlie's murder .
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#7

The Chronicles of Solar Pons

1973

Solar Pons draws thoughtfully at his pipe, his keen eyes fixed on the door to his quarters at No. 7B Praed Street. In a moment a visitor will arrive—once again setting the game afoot. When August Derleth inherited the mantle of Arthur Conan Doyle, he created in Solar Pons a detective who genius cannot be matched—perhaps not even by Holmes himself? In these ten superbly crafted adventures, Solar Pons' deductive cunning slices through the tangles of the most bizarre episodes of his career. "Introduction" by Allen J. Hubin "The Adventure of the Red Leech" "The Adventure of the Orient Express" "The Adventure of the Golden Bracelet" "The Adventure of the Shaplow Millions" "The Adventure of the Benin Bronze" "The Adventure of the Missing Tenants" "The Adventure of the Aluminum Crutch" "The Adventure of the Seven Sisters" "The Adventure of the Bishop's Companion" "The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians"
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#8

The Final Adventures of Solar Pons

1998

1."Introduction", by Peter Ruber 2."Reception in Elysium" (poem) by Mary F. Lindsley 3.Terror Over London \[novel\] 4."The Adventures of Gresham Old Place" 5."The Adventure of the Burlstone Horror" 6."The Adventure of the Viennese Musician" 7."The Adventure of the Muttering Man" 8."The Adventure of the Two Collaborators", by Peter Ruber 9."The Adventure of the Nosferatu" (with Mack Reynolds) 10."The Adventure of the Extra-Terrestrial" (with Mack Reynolds) 11."More from Dr. Parker's Notebooks"
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#9

The Dossier of Solar Pons

1979

August Derleth created in Solar Pons a detective whose genius cannot be matched, perhaps not even by Sherlock Holmes himself. Now the pen has passed into the hand of the noted British author Basil Copper. Here are six superbly crafted tales of suspense in the best tradition of Solar Pons. Come to Number 7B Praed Street, where the master awaits. "The Adventure of the Perplexed Photographer" "The Adventure of the Sealed Spire" "The Adventure of the Six Gold Doubloons" "The Adventure of the Ipi Idol" "The Adventure of Buffington Old Grange" "The Adventure of the Hammer of Hate".
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#10

The Further Adventures of Solar Pons

1979

In this further volume we again join Solar Pons, the latter-day Sherlock Holmes, and his colleague, Dr. Lyndon Parker, as they solve another four puzzling cases. "The Adventure of the Shaft of Death" "The Adventure of the Defeated Doctor" "The Adventure of the Surrey Sadist" "The Adventure of the Missing Student".
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#11

The Secret Files of Solar Pons

1979

"The Adventure of the Crawling Horror" "The Adventure of the Anguished Actor" "The Adventure of the Ignored Idols" "The Adventure of the Horrified Heiress"
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#12

The Uncollected Cases of Solar Pons

1980

"The Adventure of the Haunted Rectory" "The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich" "Murder at the Zoo" "The Adventure of the Frightened Governess"
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#13

Exploits of Solar Pons

1993

"The Adventure of the Callous Colonel" "The Adventure of the Phantom Face" "The Adventure of the Verger’s Thumb" "Death at the Metropole" Cover Illustration: Stefanie Hawks
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#14

The Recollections of Solar Pons

1995

"The Adventure of the Cursed Curator" "The Adventure of the Hound of Hell" "The Adventure of the Mad Millionaire" "The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich" [Alternate Version]
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#15

Solar Pons Versus the Devil's Claw

2004

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#16

Solar Pons

The Final Cases

2005

"The Adventures of The Haunted Rectory" \[Alternate Version\] "The Ignored Idols" \[Alternate Version\] "The Adventure of the Horrified Heiress" \[Alternate Version\] "The Adventure of the Baffled Baron" "The Adventure of the Anguished Actor" \[Alternate Version\]
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#17

The Papers of Solar Pons

New Adventures of the Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street

2017

Solar Pons was created by August Derleth in the 1920s as a continuation of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Derleth, who famously created Arkham House Publishing to preserve the writings of his friend, author HP Lovecraft, had corresponded with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking whether Doyle would be providing any new Holmes adventures. When Doyle said no, Derleth determined to write some himself. However, instead of writing more Holmes tales, Derleth came up with Solar Pons, a detective very similar to Holmes, and Dr. Lyndon Parker, his Dr. Watson. Eventually, between the 1920’s and his death in 1971, Derleth wrote over seventy Pons tales, set in that period between the end of World War I and 1939. “Now, meet Solar Pons, the Pride of Praed Street . . . The Master is not too visible – that is, to the naked eye. But you will feel his dynamic presence once again . . . Yes, dear reader, but turn a page, and again – the game is afoot!” – Ellery Queen Bestselling Sherlock Holmes author David Marcum continues The Pontine Canon with twelve new Pons adventures: • The Adventure of the Doctor’s Box • The Park Lane Solution • The Poe Problem • The Singular Affair of the Blue Girl • The Plight of the American Driver • The Adventure of the Blood Doctor • The Additional Heirs • The Horror of St. Anne’s Row • The Adventure of the Failed Fellowship • The Adventure of the Obrisset Snuffbox • The Folio Matter • The Affair of the Distasteful Society Additionally, this volume contains a bonus Sherlock Holmes adventure, the author’s Solar Pons origin story, “The Adventure of the Other Brother”, forewords from noted Ponsians, and Appendices. Join us at 7B Praed Street, where Solar Pons and Dr. Parker are about to begin their next adventure. The game is afoot! “[Solar Pons is] a clever impersonator, with a twinkle in his eye, which tells us that he knows that he is not Sherlock Holmes, and knows that we know it, but he hopes we will like him anyway for what he symbolizes . . . The best substitute for Sherlock Holmes known.” – Vincent Starrett
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#20

A Praed Street Dossier

1968

extremely rare,very good condition
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#25

The New Adventures of Solar Pons

Tales of the Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street

2019

In the 1920's, college student August Derleth wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking if any more Sherlock Holmes adventures were going to be published. Upon receiving a negative reply, Derleth decided to provide some of his own. However, rather than relating more tales of Holmes and Dr. Watson, he ended up introducing the world to Solar Pons and Dr. Lyndon Parker, living in London during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Pons solved crimes using deduction and ratiocination, often referring to Holmes as “The Master” or “My illustrious predecessor”. Since his first appearance, Pons has been a favorite with Sherlockians. Now, for the first time ever, the estate of August Derleth has authorized the first ever anthology of Solar Pons stories! These twenty new adventures range from soon after Pons and Parker met in 1919 to a story that occurs after Germany has been defeated in World War II. Each of them fully and traditionally falls within the Pontine Canon. The authors of these stories have contributed their royalties to the Jan Stauber Grant Fund for the Beacon Society, which provides scholarships to educators, schools, and Sherlockian Scion societies, allowing them to purchase Sherlock Holmes books and materials in order to introduce young people to The Canon. Join us again at 7B Praed Street where The Game is Afoot!
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#27

The Solar Pons Companion

2017

Contents Introduction: Once A Pons a Time Foreword In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes Plots of the Stories Characters in the Stories The Sayings of Solar Pons Solar Pons Plot & Dialogue Notes The Adventure of the Northleach Stocks Painting Pons: Artist Ben Stahl The Adventure of the Defeated Doctor The Adventure of the Agonised Actor The Adventure of the Persecuted Painter

Authors

John Linwood Grant
John Linwood Grant
Author · 7 books

John Linwood Grant lives in Yorkshire with a pack of lurchers and a beard. He may also have a family. When he's not chronicling the adventures of Mr Bubbles, the slightly psychotic pony, he writes a range of supernatural, horror and speculative tales, some of which are actually published. You can find him every week on his website which celebrates weird fiction and weird art, greydogtales.com, often with his dogs.

Stephen Herczeg
Stephen Herczeg
Author · 16 books

Stephen is an IT Geek, writer, actor and film maker based in Canberra Australia. He has been writing for over twenty years and has completed a couple of dodgy novels, sixteen feature length screenplays and dozens of short stories and scripts. Stephen’s scripts, TITAN, Dark are the Woods, Control and Death Spores have found success in the international screenwriting competitions with a win, two runner-up and two top ten finishes. His horror stories have featured in Sproutlings, Hells Bells, Below the Stairs, Trickster’s Treats #1 and #2, Shades of Santa, Behind the Mask, Beyond the Infinite, Beside the Seaside, The Body Horror Book, Anemone Enemy, Petrified Punks and Beginnings. His Sherlock Holmes stories have been published in Sherlock Holmes in the realms of H.G. Wells, Sherlock Holmes: Adventures beyond the Canon, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes stories: Part XI and will soon be seen in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the realms of Steampunk, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes stories: Part XIV & XVI. Later this year, Stephen will appear in A Tribute to H.G. Wells, and has had over twenty drabbles accepted for the Curses and Cauldrons, Blood and Bitemarks, Worlds, Angels and Monsters anthologies.

Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones
Author · 18 books
Stephen Jones is an eighteen-time winner of the British Fantasy Award.
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