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The Compleat Boucher contains all of the science fiction and fantasy written by Anthony Boucher. It contains such classic stories as "The Quest fo... read full description

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Jun 15, 2011
Riju rated it: 5 of 5 stars
One of the best books to come out from the NESFA press in recent times. This book contains many forgotten jewels of Science Fiction, Horror, Humour, and cross-genre novellas & short stories. The contents (produced below) should suffice to entice any lover of stories belonging to the above-mentioned genres (any one of them, and if you like them mixed, then gallop towards nearest physical/virtual outlet that may provide you with a copy of this: -

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Jul 15, 2011
Angel rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is another case of a big collection that took me a while to get through. I have been reading it on and off for a few months, which is something I often do with long anthologies like this. Having said that, this is a fine example of a science fiction classic. This volume collects the science fiction and fantasy short fiction of Anthony Boucher, who was not only a writer but also a prominent editor of Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine. The collection contains very short stories (two or thr More...
Aug 30, 2009
Werner rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A respected literary critic, a prolific author of mystery novels and stories, and a founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Boucher was also a major author of short fiction in both the SF and supernatural genres (the editor here uses "fantasy," as Boucher himself did, to describe the latter) --as well as a devout Roman Catholic who frequently reflected his Christian faith in his writings. Though there have been partial collections, his complete corpus of specul More...
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