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Heirs of Anthony Boucher, The (Paperback)
by Marvin Lachman (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press (1 Aug 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1590582233
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590582237
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,449,451 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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This history of mystery fandom is called The Heirs of Anthony Boucher because it was to Boucher's mystery review column in the New York Times Book Review that fans turned, before what Lachman calls "The Fan Revolution" was launched in 1967. In a literary domino effect, Boucher's column led to the first fan magazine, The Armchair Detective, and Boucher encouraged and reviewed it. Boucher's sudden death in 1968 was a shock to mystery fans, but everything they have done since is part of Anthony Boucher's legacy. "It is, after all, mystery fandom that keeps alive all those great names from yesterday while discovering the new classic writers of our own day. With this book Marv Lachman has done an amazing job of chronicling it all, from the earliest Sherlockians through the popular fanzines and mystery conventions to the latest internet websites. Read it, and rejoice!" -Edward D. Hoch, MWA Grandmaster Awardee

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5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets, 14 May 2006
By Peter Kenney (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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THE HEIRS OF ANTHONY BOUCHER is above all comprehensive and it reviews just about everything one will want to know about the history of mystery fandom. Marvin Lachman seems to have an encyclopedic memory for details and events and has enough anecdotes and quotes to keep the book interesting.

The text follows a chronological pattern beginning in 1930. It covers fan clubs, magazines, conventions, organizations, famous fans, scholarship by fans and mystery fandom in cyberspace. Even a casual reader of mystery journals such as CADS, MYSTERY READERS JOURNAL and the now defunct ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE will recognize many familiar names including Geoff Bradley, Janet Rudolph, Otto Penzler, Bill Deeck, Bill Crider, Al Hubin, Charles Shibuk, Gary Warren Niebuhr, Bob Adey, Jon L. Breen, John Apostolou, Doug Greene, Philip Scowcroft and Ellen Nehr.

The big lesson to be learned here, in my opinion, is that remarkable work can be accomplished by people who are willing to explore their interests in depth with passion. There is no better example of this than the legacy now being created by Marvin Lachman.
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