Antony Swithin (1935–2002)

So obviously I read this for any bits I could tease out that had anything to do with Holmes and Watson being like, totally in love with each other, like fer serious. And... that is basically the entire book. Well, not counting the parts about Holmes's periods, pregnancies and menopause (which read like the authors had no idea what they were talking about btw). Just the same, this could be the beginnings of a really, really awesome Sherlock Holmes pastiche. Actually, with an idea as intriguing as this, it should be a pastiche. I want the adventures of Ms. Sherlock Holmes!… (meer)

The first in a set of four fantasy novels.
A young man sets out to search for his father and brother who are hunted men after Hotspur's rebellion in medieval England. His quest takes him to Rockall -today a tiny spit of rock off Ireland's coast, but in Swithin's novel this is a part of the as-yet unsunk continent of Atlantis.

The history, geography and geology of the country is perfectly detailed and interesting, but never gets in the way of the action or the development characters.

I have only seen second-hand copies, but the book can be read online at:
andhttp://www.rockallonline.com/… (meer)