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The Prestigeby Christopher Priest
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent seance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the deception their magicians' craft can command — the highest misdirection and the darkest science. Blood will be spilled, but it will not be enough. In the end, their legacy will pass on for generations...to descendants who must, for their sanity's sake, untangle the puzzle left to them. Review:"Remarkably akin to the style of the late Robertson Davies...Priest has brought it off with great imagination and skill." Publishers Weekly Review:"Hypnotic....The Prestige provides the satisfaction of an ambitious and well-told entertainment." San Francisco Chronicle Review:"Extraordinary...like a dazzling magic act!" Entertainment Weekly Review:"Just as a magic act should be: filled with haunting marvels." Time Out London Review:"Nothing quite prepares you for the sinister complexity and imaginative flair off The Prestige....Magnificently eerie." The Sunday Times Review:"Beautifully written....Priest masters the merging of SF and mainstream, and The Prestige is his finest novel to date." New Scientist Review:"A taut, twisting, prize-winning story....An unexpectedly compelling fusion of weird science and legerdemain." Kirkus Reviews Review:"As ingenious as it is suspenseful." Newsday Review:"[A] marvelously scary entertainment with one of the creepiest final revelations in recent years. Don't miss the magic show!" Gahan Wilson, Realms of Fantasy Review:"One of our most gifted writers." John Fowles Review:"Extraordinary — like a dazzling magic act!" Entertainment Weekly Review:"A dizzying show of a novel....Imagine Possession rewritten by Barbara Vine....A brilliantly constructed entertainment!" The Washington Post Synopsis:The winner of the 1995 World Fantasy Award Synopsis:This volume examines the integration of economics and moral philosophy, arguing that valuation and analysis in health economics and health programs should be based on recent innovative research. Synopsis:In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the deception their magicians' craft can command--the highest misdirection and the darkest science. Blood will be spilled, but it will not be enough. In the end, their legacy will pass on for generations...to descendants who must, for their sanity's sake, untangle the puzzle left to them. Christopher Priest lives in England. Winner of the World Fantasy Award Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose one another. Their rivalry will take them to the peaks of their careers, but with terrible consequences. In the course of pursuing each other's ruin, they will deploy all the deception their magicians' craft can commandthe highest misdirection and the darkest science. Blood will be spilled, but it will not be enough. In the end, their legacy will pass on for generations . . . to descendants who must, for their sanity's sake, untangle the puzzle left to them. The Prestige is now in production as a major motion picture from Newmarket Films, directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins) and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, David Bowie, and Scarlett Johanson. Shooting begins the second week of 2006, aiming for a Fall 2006 release. "A dizzying show of a novel . . . Imagine Possession rewritten by Barbara Vine, or Robertson Davies at his most smoothly diabolical. A brilliantly constructed entertainment!"The Washington Post "A dizzying show of a novel . . . Imagine Possession rewritten by Barbara Vine, or Robertson Davies at his most smoothly diabolical. A brilliantly constructed entertainment!"The Washington Post "Hypnotic . . . The Prestige provides the satisfaction of an ambitious and well-told entertainment."San Francisco Chronicle "A brilliant conjuring act by one of the master illusionists of our time."Wired "Extraordinarylike a dazzling magic act!"Entertainment Weekly "As ingenious as it is suspenseful."Newsday "Nothing quite prepares you for the sinister complexity and imaginative flair of The Prestige . . . Magnificently eerie."Anthony Quinn, The Sunday Times (London) "Beautifully written . . . Two magicians vie with each other to create the perfect illusion: vanishing from one part of the stage and reappearing instantaneously in another. It's a story of utter fakery and scientific audacity. The pioneer of electrical power, Nikola Tesla, appears in a supporting role; to say more would reveal too much. Priest masters the merging of SF and mainstream, and The Prestige is his finest novel to date."New Scientist "A taut, twisting, prize-winning story of two magicians and their fierce fin-de-siècle rivalry that taints successive generations of their respective families . . . An unexpectedly compelling fusion of weird science and legerdemain."Kirkus Reviews "Remarkably akin to the style of the late Robertson Davies . . . Priest has brought it off with great imagination and skill."Publishers Weekly About the AuthorChristopher Priest lives in England. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 3 comments: 
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