Warlock Holmes--A Study in Brimstone (35 page)
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Authors: G.S. Denning
THE BATTLE OF BASKERVILLE HALL
MAY 2017
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TO MY AGENT SAM MORGAN AND EDITOR MIRANDA JEWESS
: thank you for having faith in me.
To Sean: thanks for illustrating, so beautifully, on nothing but a pittance and a hope.
To Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett: thank you for your work. You proved SF/F humor could be done. You combined my two greatest loves. I wish I could have met you.
To… Who? Sir Arthur Whatsis? Who’s that guy?
GABRIEL DENNING LIVES IN LAS VEGAS WITH HIS WIFE
and two daughters. Oh, and a dog. And millions of micro-organisms. He’s a twenty-year veteran of Orlando Theatersports, Seattle Theatersports, Jet City Improv and has finally figured out to write some of that stuff down. The sequel to
A Study in Brimstone, Warlock Holmes: The Battle of Baskerville Hall
will be published by Titan Books in May 2017.
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