Nancy Drew
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| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nancy Drew |
| Abbreviation(s): | ND |
| Creator: | Edward Stratemeyer / "Carolyn Keene" (ghostwriters) |
| Date(s): | 1930 - present |
| Medium: | book series; film, TV, and video game adaptations |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Nancy Drew at Wikipedia |
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Nancy Drew is a series of mystery stories featuring the eponymous teenaged detective Nancy Drew. The original series, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, was published from 1930 to 2003, and was replaced in 2003 by a modernized series called Girl Detective.
There have also been a number of spin-off book series, as well as several film, TV, and video game adaptations.
Nancy Drew is often crossed-over with the Hardy Boys series, also created by Edward Stratemeyer and with which Nancy Drew shared a 1970s television series called The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. The two series share a single category at FanFiction.Net.
HerInteractive Computer Games Fandom
After the first Nancy Drew computer game, Secrets Can Kill, was launched by HerInteractive in 1998, the largest and most vocal portion of Nancy Drew fandom has been for the game canon. This portion of fandom refers to itself as the Clue Crew. From 1998 until 2010, the Clue Crew was most active on the HerInteractive Official Message Boards, but thereafter a significant number of people moved to Tumblr, where there were fewer content and ratings rules in place. A common complaint of Clue Crew members on Tumblr is that the message board Crew members "were too Christian" or "too conservative," as they protested when the 33rd computer game, Sea of Darkness, included the Nancy Drew series' first canonically LGBT character, Dagny Silva. The release of the 34th game, Midnight in Salem, was delayed by over four years from the typical release schedule.
List of games
Nancy Drew Adventure
- Secrets Can Kill (PC 1998) - Fandom Abbreviation: SCK
- Stay Tuned for Danger (PC 1999) - Fandom Abbreviation: STFD
- Message in a Haunted Mansion (PC 2000/GBA 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: MHM
- Treasure in the Royal Tower (PC 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: TRT
- The Final Scene (PC 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: FIN
- Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC 2002) - Fandom Abbreviation: SSH
- Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (PC 2002) - Fandom Abbreviation: DOG
- The Haunted Carousel (PC 2003) - Fandom Abbreviation: CAR
- Danger on Deception Island (PC 2003) - Fandom Abbreviation: DDI
- The Secret of Shadow Ranch (PC 2004) - Fandom Abbreviation: SHA
- Curse of Blackmoor Manor (PC 2004/DVD 2007) - Fandom Abbreviation: CUR
- Secret of the Old Clock (PC 2005) - Fandom Abbreviation: CLK
- Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (PC 2005) - Fandom Abbreviation: TRN
- Danger by Design (PC 2006) - Fandom Abbreviation: DAN
- The Creature of Kapu Cave (PC 2006) - Fandom Abbreviation: CRE
- The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC 2007/Nintendo Wii 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: ICE
- Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC 2007) - Fandom Abbreviation: CRY
- The Phantom of Venice (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: VEN
- The Haunting of Castle Malloy (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: HAU
- Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: RAN
- Warnings at Waverly Academy (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: WAC
- Trail of the Twister (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: TOT
- Secrets Can Kill Remastered (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: SCK
- Shadow at the Water's Edge (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: SAW
- The Captive Curse (PC/Mac 2011) - Fandom Abbreviation: CAP
- Alibi in Ashes (PC/Mac 2011) - Fandom Abbreviation: ASH
- Tomb of the Lost Queen (PC/Mac 2012) - Fandom Abbreviation: TMB
- The Deadly Device (PC/Mac 2012) - Fandom Abbreviation: DED
- Ghost of Thornton Hall (PC/Mac 2013, iPad/Android/Kindle Fire 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: GTH
- The Silent Spy (PC/Mac 2013) - Fandom Abbreviation: SPY
- The Shattered Medallion (PC/Mac 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: MED
- Labyrinth of Lies (PC/Mac 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: LIE
- Sea of Darkness (PC/Mac 2015) - Fandom Abbreviation: SEA
- Midnight in Salem (PC/Mac 2019) - Fandom Abbreviation: MID
Nancy Drew Dossier
- Lights, Camera, Curses (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: LCC
- Resorting to Danger (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: RTD
- Ship of Shadows (cancelled) - Fandom Abbreviation: SOS
TV Series Fandom
Shipping
The most common pairing is the canonical het pairing Nancy Drew/Ned Nickerson. The Hardy Boys crossover pairing Nancy Drew/Frank Hardy is also popular, and there is a small following for the femslash pairing George Fayne/Bess Marvin.
Example Fanworks
Zines
- The Sleuth - A Nancy Drew anthology of fiction, trivia, articles and art, published by Jennifer Fisher (2002 [ezine]/2006 [print] - present)
- The Whispered Watchword - A newsletter for Nancy Drew and other girl-centric books (1988 - present)
- Susabella Passengers and Friends - A gen multifandom anthology for vintage juvenile series, including Nancy Drew
Links & Resources
- Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene fanworks at AO3
- Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew fanfiction and crossovers at FanFiction.Net
- Nancy Drew mysteries at Yuletide
- The Nancy Drew Sleuth, a website mostly focused on collectible Nancy Drew books/items, which also sponsors conventions and a fan club
- nancydrewfic on LiveJournal
- Nancy Drew Wiki at Wikia