The Giant Rat of Sumatra A Sherlock Holmes Fan Fiction By Christopher Milner ..". the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared." So said Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in the story The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire. Is the world finally ready in the 2nd decade of the 21st Century? Well ready or not, here it comes. In Mr. Milner's telling of the story which is part mystery, part thriller, part sci-fi fantasy and part romance, be prepared for a roller coaster ride on a 19th Century English circus carnival fair ground when roller coasters hadn't even been invented...