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William Goldman (1931-2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. E won Academy Awards for his screenplays Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and All the President’s Men (1976). His other works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy/fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which he adapted for the film versions. Oldman is widely considered to be one of the late twentieth century's most popular storytellers.

While William Goldman will always be remembered fondly as the author of the novel The Princess Bride and the screenwriter for All the President's Men, his other works such as the present volume are minor classics in their own right For those that wondered if the author could successfully work in other genres we are pleased to present this volume as ample evidence that Goldman could write a gripping novel of psychological horror he trope of a ventriloquist falling under the spell of his own alter-ego in the persona of his dummy is an old one.

Goldman, however, shows a remarkable gift for re-imaging the plot in a novel wherein he uses a multitude of varying points of view and unreliable narrators to weave a web of kaleidoscopic psychological horror where nothing is necessarily what it seems and the central character's alcoholism and possible descent into madness serve to reinforce the novel's complexity agic is a tour-de-force of its type and merits comparison to the very best of authors such as Ramsey Campbell and Peter Straub Originally published by Delacorte in 1976, this new edition features all of the craftsmanship and attention to detail that customers have come to expect.

N addition to the novel itself the book contains new artwork and a new introduction by Brian Evenson Limited to 300 copies for sale, the book is bound in cloth, Smyth sewn, with a deckled edge, top-edge stain, ribbon marker, and custom printed endpapers ach copy is signed by Brian Evenson and artist David Ho.

Edition Details

• Limited to 300 copies, each signed by Brian Evenson and David Ho.
• Introduction by Brian Evenson.
• New art for dustjacket, frontispiece, endpapers, and and interior illustration.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, Smyth-sewn binding, top-edge stain, deckled edge.

External Links

• Magic. Centipede Press page for Magic
• William Goldman (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for William Goldman