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Fingers_Fidge Regular user England 123 Posts |
Hi
Can anyone recommend any Fictional novels that are either about magicians or have a magic theme in them, the ones that come to mind to me are: The Houdini Girl Carter Beats the Devil 52 ways to magic America Hocus Corpus & Abra Cadaver The War Magician The Magicians Wife Anyone else have any ideas ? |
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John Smetana ???? - 2009 499 Posts |
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On 2004-01-31 16:07, Fingers_Fidge wrote: I would suggest you get in touch with Michael Canick in New York City. He sells a listing of "Magic Fiction" that you should have. There are hundreds of titles in his listing and he has many of them available for sale. You can find his website by searching on Google.com. I also collect magic fiction and thought that I had a decent number of books, a hundred or so, until I saw Canick's list. I haven't even scratched the surface. Good luck with your quest. Best thoughts, John Smetana PS BTW "The War Magician" isn't magic fiction. |
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hitmouse Loyal user 249 Posts |
Hi
this one has been discussed a few times before. you could do much worse than look at : The Magus by John Fowles The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies. Both heavyweight good literature and very good reading. |
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enriqueenriquez Inner circle New York 1287 Posts |
Carter Beats The devil is Outstanding!
“Love and other Games of Chance”, by Lee Siegel, comes to mind. You maybe would like it. |
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Grey New user Vancouver, WA 39 Posts |
Although only peripherally dealing with magic (the main character practices sleight of hand), "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman is a great book. It piqued my interest in sleights enough to actually learn a few!
It is an interesting novel as well. Enjoy.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot 1927-1956
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canick New user 5 Posts |
Greetings:
First, thanks John for your referral to my book "Magic in Fiction: A Short-Tltle Checklist." It lists hundreds of novels & stories in a variety of genres. Please forgive the commercial notes, but as John mentioned as well, we sell many works of magic fiction & have a whole bookcase of cheap paperbacks of this type for people who want reading copies. On a more personal note, what I enjoy about these books -- aside from the literary/entertainment value of many of them -- is the way that the author presents magic. I attempt to understand how much he/she knows about the subject, how accurately the trick(s) is presented in the text, how seemingly impossible tricks could be performed, etc. Here are a few personal recommendations: Rawson, Clayton. 4 Novels & 16 short stories featuring the magician detective Merlini. Straub, Peter. Shadowland. A gripping scary story w/ lots of magic performed as well. Singer, Isaac. Magician of Lublin. There are many different editions of this Passover tale. Davies, Robertson. Deptford Trilogy (Fifth Business, The Manticore, World of Wonders -- this last featuring a magician as protagonist). While you're at it, read as many of Davies' books as you can <g> Swain, Jim. Grift Sense, Funny Money & Sucker Bet. These are 3 well-written recent detective novels about gambling & cheating by a noted authority. [Disclaimer: he's a friend of mine] I could go on & on w/ this list, but I'll end now by noting that I know of at least 3 different books whose title is "Abra Cadaver" (which someone mentioned in this thread). Hope this helps. Michael Canick canick@panix.com http://www.canick.com |
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stine Regular user TN 152 Posts |
You gotta read "Nightmare Alley".william Lindsay Gresham
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magicdano Regular user Danny Habel 144 Posts |
Last post on tis was ten years ago. Any body have books to add in the last 10 years other than the Harry Potter Series?
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edh Inner circle 4698 Posts |
The Prestige.
Magic is a vanishing art.
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Vlad_77 Inner circle The Netherlands 5829 Posts |
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Magic by William Goldman While the next book takes place in a circus, I wanted to include it because circus and magic are tied so closely together. Besides, the book is a marvelous read: Spangle by Gary Jennings. Ahimsa, Vlad |
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sleightly Elite user New Hampshire 500 Posts |
The Man Who Was Magic - Paul Gallico.
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
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On 2012-04-29 13:54, sleightly wrote: A great book! From the man who wrote The Poseidon Adventure, believe it or not! Highly recommended!
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
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On 2012-04-29 06:59, Vlad_77 wrote: Anything William Goldman writes is a page-turner. You'll never look at Do as I Do the same way after reading Magic.
Todsky's Magic Shop: over 15,000 tricks, books, DVD s and Card decks. www.magicstore.ca
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Voodini Inner circle 1783 Posts |
Another vote for Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. A most excellent book.
Voodini - cold reading, past life regressions, remote viewing, Q&A, palm reading, bizarre & seance...
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Richard Paddon Loyal user 214 Posts |
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ljsviol Veteran user 345 Posts |
There's a thread in the forum "A turn of the page" about "Novels about magic":
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......start=30 Larry S. |
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Larry Barnowsky Inner circle Cooperstown, NY where bats are made from 4770 Posts |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon Won Pulitzer Prize for fiction 2001 |
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MagicBus Inner circle Kalamazoo, Michigan 2869 Posts |
The brand new "Illusion" by Frank Peretti.
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steve_seguin New user London, Ontario 70 Posts |
Two of my favorites:
Paul Quarrington's The Spirit Cabinet: http://www.amazon.com/The-Spirit-Cabinet......7&sr=8-1 Paul Theroux's Millroy the Magician: http://www.amazon.com/Millroy-Magician-P......&sr=1-47 Both are very quirky and fun. |
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Necromancer Inner circle Chicago 3076 Posts |
The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
The Red Magician, Lisa Goldstein Tourists, Lisa Goldstein Now You See It, Richard Matheson Sleight of Crime, 15 Tales of Murder, Mayhem and Magic, edited by Cedric Clute and Nicholas Lewin
Creator of The Xpert (20 PAGES of reviews!), Cut & Color, Hands-Off Multiple ESP (HOME) System, Rider-Waite Readers book, Zoom Pendulum ebook ...
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