{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-thinking-engine-isbn-9781783295036","title":"Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine","description":"Man vs Machine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eit is 1895, and Sherlock Holmes is settling back into life as a consulting detective at 221B Baker Street, when he and Watson learn of strange goings-on amidst the dreaming spires of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Professor Quantock has built a wondrous computational device, which he claims is capable of analytical thought to rival the cleverest men alive. Naturally Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they compete to see which of them can be first to solve a series of crimes, from a bloody murder to a missing athlete. But as man and machine vie for supremacy, it becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda...\"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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A satisfying book, wrapping up to a fascinating conclusion.\" -  Fangirl Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A good yarn of a read for any Sherlock fans\" - Retrenders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cb\u003eJames Lovegrove\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Odin, \u003c\/i\u003ethe third novel in his critically-acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePantheon \u003c\/i\u003emilitary SF series. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 for his novel \u003ci\u003eDays\u003c\/i\u003e and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004 for his novel \u003ci\u003eUntied Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e. He also reviews fiction for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes: Gods of War \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares\u003c\/i\u003e for Titan Books.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305335804133,"sku":"NP9781783295036","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781783295036.jpg?v=1767736526","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sherlock-holmes-the-thinking-engine-isbn-9781783295036","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}