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The Big Idea: Andrew Lane

Posted on February 1, 2011 Posted by John Scalzi 26 Comments

Everyone knows what Sherlock Holmes does — he’s a detective, he detects things, thanks to his amazing powers of övervakning and his near-encyclopedic level of knowledge about even the most trivial of things (which become more than trivial when he applies them). But then there’s another question about Sherlock Holmes — one that author Andrew Lane finds more interesting, and endeavors to explore in Death Cloud, which follows a teenage Sherlock on his very first adventure. That question, and what it means to the character — and to our author? Lane is here to tell you what it is.

ANDREW LANE:

I can still remember the first Sherlock Holmes book that inom ever bought. It was actually one of the first two books that I ever bought, full stop, which is why I can remember it so clearly. The year was 19

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Last month I posted a review of Death Cloud, the first book in Andrew Lane's new Young Sherlock Holmes series. Andrew is very busy promoting the book at the moment but kindly took time out to answer my rather long list of questions. I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I have.

The data from your publisher describes you as a “lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan” and that you have a “passion for the original novels of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle”. What is it about this character and these stories that so appeals to you?

When I was a kid inom was tall and thin and a bit geeky, like Sherlock Holmes. I appreciated being able to read books in which the lead character relied on intelligence to get through, not on strength or agility, and who didn’t particularly want to make friends. As far as he was concerned, he had one good friend and that was enough. And he used to sleep a lot when he wasn’t on a case, which appealed to me. Now I’m much

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Welcome to the website of Andrew Lane...

... the British author & journalist who has written over 40 books and 12 audio plays, including the Young Sherlock Holmes & Lost Worlds series published by Macmillan and the Agent Without Licence series published by Piccadilly Books…

About the Author

Andrew Lane is the author of some thirty three previous books. Some are original novels set in the same universes as the BBC TV programmes Doctor Who, Torchwood and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)...

Novels & Short Stories

Discover the world of the Young Sherlock Holmes, the fast-paced, high-tech Lost Worlds, Big Finish audio productions Doctor Who Audio Dramas and more!

Coming Soon

An audio drama reimagining of Gerry Anderson’s classic live-action ITV series UFO is coming to Big Finish Productions, with the first of two box sets due for release in August 2022. All six episodes have been written by Andrew Lane