Ever since the author Paul Kieve was given a magic set at the age of ten, he has been buying magic books, props and posters and honing his skills as a magician. He keeps all his magical paraphenalia in his house in Hackney, right around the corner from the magnificent Hackney Empire, a venue played at by all the great illusionists of the golden era of magic, some hundred years ago. One day, as Paul is on the phone to his friend, sitting in his 'Poster Room', chatting to a friend about how well his magic show went from the night before, he gets a strange sensation ...Suddenly, the huge figure of Alexander steps out of the poster and starts telling Paul off for getting too big-headed! Alexander and the other brilliant magicians in the posters are going to show Paul what magic is really about!

Introduction by Daniel Radcliffe A completely unique book full of the wonder of magic and the amazing personalities of the greatest magicians of all time A website to amaze with downloadable tricks and mind-reading magic from the all-powerful Alexander Includes a miscellany of magic tricks inspired by the magicians who visit Paul, which take the reader through, step-by-step, the technical aspects of the tricks as well as pulling off a great performance Stunningly illustrated throughout by Peter Bailey

About the Author
Paul creates innovative magical effects for theatre around the world, including West End productions of The Invisible Man, The Woman in White, The Witches and The Lord of the Rings. He was magic consultant to the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he also appears. Paul privately tutors Daniel Radcliffe in magic. He lives in Hackney, London.

Reviews
'Whilst this is revelatory of the history of stage magic and many personalities, it also reveals some how-it-was-done tricks and encourages having a go' School Librarian



Book Information
ISBN 9780747590941
Author Paul Kieve
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC