A Study in Emerald
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A Study in Emerald is a short story by Neil Gaiman that blends Sherlock Holmes–style detective fiction with H.P. Lovecraft–inspired cosmic horror in an alternate Victorian England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Study in Emerald (board game) | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
board game
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short story ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Fragile Things NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Study in Emerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| containsPlotDevice |
murder investigation
ⓘ
twist ending ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Martin Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
consulting detective
ⓘ
military veteran narrator ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Lovecraftian Great Old Ones
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alternate history ⓘ royal family as eldritch beings ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Shadows Over Baker Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ pastiches and parodies featuring Sherlock Holmes ⓘ weird fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Study in Emerald (board game) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | J. K. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audio
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| parodies | Sherlock Holmes canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Del Rey Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | alternate Victorian England ⓘ |
| titleParodyOf | A Study in Scarlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonAward | Hugo Award for Best Short Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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