Babel Clash

After our first two questions, it seems as though Mr. Burns is intent on having me pit my anthologies against each other. (He’s probably steepling his fingers together as he hisses “Excellent” to himself.) The reason we’ve been talking about Sherlock Holmes is not only because of the Guy Ritchie movie coming out on Christmas, but also because I edited an anthology called The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. (Look, it’s right over there on the right side of your screen, in the featured book section.) I’ve also edited several other anthologies, including one about wizards—called The Way of the Wizard—coming out next fall. So Morgan’s first question, which had me pitting a famous wizard against Holmes, was like having making two of my children fight, with me declaring the winner.

So next he asks me to pit Captain Kirk against Holmes. While I haven’t edited a Star Trek anthology, I did edit one called Federations, which is largely inspired by Star Trek, a franchise that is near and dear to my heart.

Next, I suppose he’ll be asking:

Who’s paler—Vampires or Holmes? (By Blood We Live)

Who eats more human flesh—Zombies or Holmes? (The Living Dead)

Which is more likely to end not with a bang, but a whimper—the World or Holmes? (Wastelands)

So what is it this time?

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