The Prestige

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Christopher Priest

Winner of the World Fantasy AwardChristopher Priest's The Prestige is the inspiration for the movie directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Hugh Jackman and Christian BaleIn 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.

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Author

Christopher Priest

Pages

368

Publisher

Macmillan

Published Date

1997-09-15

ISBN

0312858868 9780312858865

Ratings

Google: 4

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"A fantastic read! This book keeps you on your toes and attempting to sus out what is real, what is not; who speaks the truth, and who spews only lies fueled by ego. A beautifully structured novel, you flow through the lives of the characters and discover the dangers of losing oneself in a seemingly insignificant obssesion. I watched the movie before I read the book, and it took me out of the world every now and then. While the movie stays true to the source material, and is entertaining and surprising in its own right, you're still left wondering and contemplating at the end of the book. READ THE BOOK FIRST! "

Haley Reads

"WOW.....this book was TOTALLY NOT like the movie.......and both happen to be great!.....The characters, Borden and Angier are basically good people that let their passion for magic basically turn them into ugly monsters.....they ended up ruining their lives by wanting to ruin each other. Jealousy and hate are ugly emotions to deal with. I think a movie that went by the book would have been just as fascinating.....I really liked the mixing of current day with past experiences.....I just wonder why they did make the movie so different?....Anyway......the ending is just plain ole creepy and much more so if you happen to listen to the audio book like I did.....Great read and very fascinating and intriguing story."

Tracy Walters

"The film adaptation of this book was one of my favourites (same title). I didn't think this book could top it. But it did. While the adaptation was masterful, this book kind of renders it as a sketch. There is some much more world building in this book. It really shows up the limitation of the moving picture. This isn't to say where the movie diverged from the book it was was without good reason. But, it was, on the whole, a more simple story, both in terms of what wasn't covered and what was."

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Josh Yates-Walker

"Love this book. Have read it many times"

Sarah Jenkins

"This book was the hardest book ( besides Romeo and Juliet) to follow. So many things were happening and my mind was trying to keep up but it was so confusing! I loved it so much but I’m still so confused on the ending 😂 I think I might need some help on this one guys"