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The Prestige: The literary masterpiece about a feud that spans generations

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Prestige: The literary masterpiece about a feud that spans generations
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christopher Priest
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:384
Dimensions(mm): Height 199,Width 154
Category/GenreFantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780575099418
ClassificationsDewey:823.914 823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 10 February 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Two 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later. Working in the gaslight-and-velvet world of Victorian music halls, they prowl edgily in the background of each other's shadowy life, driven to the extremes by a deadly combination of obsessive secrecy and insatiable curiosity. At the heart of the row is an amazing illusion they both perform during their stage acts. The secret of the magic is simple, and the reader is in on it almost from the start, but to the antagonists the real mystery lies deeper. Both have something more to hide than the mere workings of a trick.

Author Biography

Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE won both a prestigious literary award and a major genre prize; THE SEPARATION won Britain's two major SF awards.

Reviews

Stylish, enigmatic and enthralling ... Highly recommended. * SFFworld.com *