fine actor, even as science lost an acute reasoner, when he became a specialist in crime". Similarly to the above, the "Limping Doctor" is revealed by "Rache" to possess creative writing skills on top of his medical abilities and writes the plays performed by the theatrical troupe. Watson was the narrator of almost all of the Conan Doyle stories, which were presented as his published accounts of the investigations. "Sigerson" is an alias used by Sherlock Holmes during the period when he is believed to be dead after he escapes Moriarty. Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is extremely selective about which fields of science he studies, with deep – indeed peerless – insight into matters such as chemistry, botanical poisons, and the soil types encountered in various parts of London, but a studied ignorance about matters less relevant to crime-solving such as basic astronomy. The Holmes of this story, however, has chosen to pursue researches in advanced theoretical physics. The detective reveals to the narrator that his correspondence with "Rache" involved the latter's "wild theories" concerning "the relationship between mass, energy and the hypothetical speed of light", which he calls "nonsense, of course…but inspired and dangerous nonsense nonetheless". While not explicitly stated at the conclusion of the story, based on the date that accompanies the "signature", the recent events in Russia most likely refer to the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, i.e. an assassination of a Great Old One of extreme importance. Spin-off media British game designer Martin Wallace created a boardgame based on "A Study in Emerald", that was released in October 2013. A second edition with new art and streamlined rules was released in 2015. In June 2018, Dark Horse Comics published a graphic novel adaptation of the short story by Rafael Scavone, Rafael Albuquerque and Dave Stewart. Awards "A Study in Emerald" won the 2004 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and the 2005 Locus Award for Best Novelette. It was nominated for the 2006 Seiun Award for Translated Short Form. See also All-Consuming Fire Footnotes External links Short stories by Neil Gaiman Hugo Award for Best Short Story winning works Sherlock Holmes short stories Cthulhu Mythos short stories Fantasy short stories Alternate history short stories Crossover fiction 2003 short stories Fan fiction works Sherlock Holmes pastiches