British novelist
George Mann is a British author and editor, primarily in genre fiction, and is best known for his alternate history detective novel series "Newbury and Hobbes" (2008–2019) and "The Ghosts" action science fiction noir novels (2010–2017), a book series set in the same universe.
Mann works in Nottinghamshire and lives in Lincolnshire. He is a former editor of "Outland Magazine", and has also edited a number of anthologies, including "The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)", "The Solaris Book of New Fantasy" and two retrospective collections of Sexton Blake stories, "Sexton Blake, Detective", which has an introduction by Michael Moorcock and "Sexton Blake, Crime Fighter".
Mann is the author of "The Human Abstract", "The Severed Man", a novella in the series the "Time Hunter", and co-author of the series finale, "Child of Time". He has also written numerous short stories, and original "Doctor Who" novels. In 2011 he wrote a new Sherlock Holmes audiobook as well. The novels "The Affinity Bridge" and "The Osiris Ritual" marked the beginning of his "Newbury and Hobbes" detective series.
"Newbury and Hobbes" novel series.
Mann has published four novels and several stories subtitled "A Newbury &amp; Hobbes" or "A Maurice Newbury investigation". These are steampunk adventures, set in Victorian England, featuring Sir Maurice Newbury, a gentleman "investigator for the Crown" (reminiscent of Mycroft Holmes), and his assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes who, unbeknownst to him, is an agent of the Queen as well. This is an ongoing series that will consist of at least six novels.
In November 2012, Obverse Books released a Newbury and Hobbes Annual, with contents modelled on the World Distributor Annuals which were popular in the UK in the 70s and 80s. The Annual contains new stories, a boardgame, crossword and a comic strip, in the same manner as those earlier annuals.
"The Ghosts" novel series.
Although not part of the "Newbury &amp; Hobbes" franchise, Mann continued to expand upon its setting with the novel "Ghosts of Manhattan" and its sequels, "Ghosts of War," "Ghosts of Karnak", and "Ghosts of Empire." Set twenty-five years after "Newbury &amp; Hobbes", the stories follow a new cast of characters, initially taking place in New York City in an alternate history version of the Roaring Twenties. "Ghosts" embraces a Decopunk aesthetic, depicting anachronistic coal-powered future technology and pulp heroes battling eldritch horrors and the occult in the shadows of 1920s Manhattan and beyond. Mann has dubbed this series "The Ghosts" after one of its lead protagonists, Gabriel Cross, a broken World War One veteran-turned-vigilante who assumes an alter ego called The Ghost and battles organized crime corrupted by supernatural forces, while struggling with the horrors of his own past.
On 15 October 2020 Legion M announced they were developing an adult animated television series with Powerhouse Animation based on "The Ghosts" novels, with Aaron Waltke attached as showrunner and Michael Uslan as executive producer of the project.
Bibliography.
Novels.
Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Who
The Ghosts series
Newbury &amp; Hobbes series
Graphic novels.
Dark Souls
Doctor Who
Warhammer 40,000
Novellas.
"Time Hunter" series
"Judges" series
Audiobooks.
"The Shattered Teacup" was offered as a free download by Snowbooks, it has however since been removed from their website
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