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The Prestige
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
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The Prestige
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Publisher's Summary
Critic Reviews
- Winner of the World Fantasy Award, 1996
- Audie Award Finalist, Fiction, Unabridged, 2007
"Extraordinary, like a dazzling magic act!" (Entertainment Weekly)
"A brilliant conjuring act by one of the master illusionists of our time." (Wired)
"A taut, twisting, prize-winning story of two magicians and their fierce fin-de-siècle rivalry that taints successive generations of their respective families....An unexpectedly compelling fusion of weird science and legerdemain." (Kirkus Reviews)
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- Alex
- 30-12-2021
Unexpectedly drawn in
Downloaded this title in a whim and found myself quickly drawn in. I listened to this book faster than many others I’ve downloaded
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- PB
- 28-06-2022
So much better than the movie!
This was one of my favourite movies, so was keen to listen to the audiobook. The story is so much better than the film, such a clever plot and really well read. The start is a bit slow, but then it will hook you in. Thoroughly recommend it!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-2018
I prefer the movie
well performed! the movie's story was better imo . the book had a couple of loose ends
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- Craig P
- 02-03-2019
Wonderful story.
I loved the movie. And now the book is a richer, more complex version of the same. The audiobook was beautifully performed.
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- Jennifer Robinson
- 11-02-2022
Exceptional
Fantasy without magic, dragons, the fey, time travel, war, eroticism or the multiverse (all of which have gotten boring) but lots of illusionism! I'm enjoying a second reading. It's one of those books where the beginning takes on a different meaning when you have read the end.
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- Anna Chemin
- 18-10-2022
So many questions!
I enjoyed this audiobook version of Christopher Priest's novel far more than the film version. Simon Vance's narration probably has a great deal to do with that preference: Vance is a skillful, creative and accomplished voice artist, never more evident than here, in this dark and complicated story.
This novel demands a lot from the listener/reader, who must pay attention and retain and reflect over the complex threads running throughout the novel. But, the rewards of this effort are great.
There is such pathos in certain passages and I still have many questions - what exactly were the Angier-Borden families arguing over in 1970? How, why could Lord C throw Nicky into that pit and how did the alternative Nicky come to be abandoned to adoption? Where was the Prestige Angier heading, at the end of the novel?
So many questions. But, highly recommended to dedicated listeners.
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- DJMarksman
- 09-01-2023
One of the best.
This was very , very, good. I haven’t seen the movie based on this novel and actually I think that was a good thing. Simon Vance is a real treasure to the audiobook world. If you haven’t heard this I heartily recommend.
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- Allan
- 10-09-2019
As good as the movie
The books as good as the movie bit tells a slightly different story. Worth your time .
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- Tex
- 19-05-2024
enthralling
A great story with many elements that are well woven together to create a credible narrative. a real page turner.
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