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.
General
| Imprint: |
Gateway
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
S.F. Masterworks |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
1995 |
| Authors: |
Christopher Priest
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
369 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-575-09941-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
|
| LSN: |
0-575-09941-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780575099418 |
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