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  2 0 hmm... there are a lot of ways one might go w/ this, and you sound like a fairly adventuresome reader. The Prestige was great, I agree - and I confess the first thing it reminds me of Steven Millauser's story Elfenheim the Illusionist, found in his collection The Barnum Museum. This is because the movie based on it - "The Illusionist" - was playing at the same time as the movie based on The Prestige, and the two seemed kind of like cinematic siblings. Millhauser is a bit of a magician himself - well, a magical realist, anyway. Some other good, twisty, atmospheric yet thoughtful titles are Iain Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost, Allen Kurzweil's The Grand Complication.The Gospel of Judas, by Simon Mawer. The Unburied, by Charles Palliser, Ghostwalk, by Rebecca Stott. Waterworks, by E.L. Doctorow. The Little Stranger, by Sarah Waters. The Thousand Autumn of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell. All the Names, by Jose Saramago.  David Wright answered in Book Recommendations 7 months ago | Report 1 comment by jack… 0 0 thank you David for your suggestions jack commented 7 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 Hi Jack, You said you don't necessarily need books about magic, but here's a list of magician fiction that I recommend that also fits the bill of intelligent and complex stories. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay by Michael Chabon. Comics! Escape Artists! Pre-war NYC! Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold. Magicians! Television! True Love! Roaring 20's Oakland! The Magicians by Lev Grossman. A School for Magicians! Slightly unlikable narrator! His version of Narnia for grown-ups! Also, I haven't read it yet, but many of my bookseller friends have read and *loved* The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Not so much about a circus but a troupe of magicians--very atmospheric with lots of beautiful imagery. However, my co-worker just chimed in that the one complaint she has heard is that it's a little short on actual plot. Sorry for the brevity and explosion of exclamation points, but I hope some of these may be to your liking. Abracadabra! swinter answered in Book Recommendations 7 months ago | Report 1 comment by jack… 0 0 thank you Swinter. jack commented 7 months ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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