| The Prestige Library Edition Contributor(s): Priest, Christopher (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786163941 ISBN-13: 9780786163946 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $81.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Winner of the World Fantasy Award In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent s?ance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose each other. 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 magician's 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 their puzzle. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.32" W x 6.82" (0.74 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent s ance. From this moment on, their lives become webs of deceit and revelation as they vie to outwit and expose each other. 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 magician's 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 their puzzle. |
Contributor Bio(s): Priest, Christopher: - Christopher Priest has won the World Fantasy Award and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and in 2001 was awarded the Prix Utopia for lifetime achievement in fantastic literature. He is married to the writer Leigh Kennedy. They live in Hastings, England, with their two children. Vance, Simon: -Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. |