Stand Alone Fantasy Titles, August 2012

The year is 1878 and two rival magicians locked in a bitter feud use every last ounce of their illusory power to outwit the other. Told from the perspectives of both magicians through their personal journal entries, the story unfolds a dark and deceitful war that holds horrible consequences for the descendants of these men, and they piece together the lies and tricks and eerie events as they read these journal pages left by their ancestors. Describing it can get confusing and that's because The Prestige is a trick and an illusion at every page turn, and it will keep readers guessing right up until the back cover is closed. Christopher Priest nails the period elements and drives the pace with a crisp tension that makes the book one you cannot put down.