 First edition | |
| Author | Christopher Priest |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Peter Kenny |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, Horror fiction |
| Publisher | Touchstone, Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 404 |
| ISBN | 0-671-71924-6 |
| LC Class | PR6066.R55 P74 |
The Prestige is a 1995 science fiction novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England. Its structure is that of a collection of diaries that were kept by the protagonists and later collated. The title derives from the novel's fictional practice of stage illusions having three parts: the setup, the performance, and the prestige (effect).[1]
The novel received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for best fiction and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.[2]
- ^ Iffergrin, Don (October 2006). "Christopher Priest – Future events". Retrieved 1 March 2007. – Christopher Priest states he created the terms in 1995.
- ^ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 28 September 2009.