"Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and inspiration for the hit Christopher Nolan movie, genre master Christopher Priest's The Prestige is now available in a modern Tor Essentials repackage. In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in the dark during the course of a fraudulent séance.
"Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and inspiration for the hit Christopher Nolan movie, genre master Christopher Priest's The Prestige is now available in a modern Tor Essentials repackage. 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 wh
'A brilliantly constructed entertainment, with a plot as simple and intricate as a nest of Chinese boxes . . . a dizzying magic show of a novel' WASHINGTON POST
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About Christopher Priest
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 is unique in winning both a major literary prize (the James Tait Black Award) and a major genre prize (The World Fantasy Award); THE SEPARATION won both the Arthur C Clarke and the British Science Fiction Awards. He was selected for the original Best of Young British Novelists in1983.
"Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. Winner of the World Fantasy Award and inspiration for the hit Christopher Nolan movie, genre master Christopher Priest's The Prestige is now available in a modern Tor Essentials repackage.
The Prestige features in the following genres: Science Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Prestige was written by Christopher Priest and published by Tor Publishing Group
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