The Prestige
The literary masterpiece about a feud that spans generations
$23.08
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2011
Summary
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 a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575099418 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575099410 |
| Author: | Christopher Priest |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 154mm x 30mm |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
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Stylish, enigmatic and enthralling … Highly recommended.
Stylish, enigmatic and enthralling … Highly recommended. * SFFworld.com *
About The Author
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 won both a prestigious literary award and a major genre prize; THE SEPARATION won Britain’s two major SF awards.
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