The Prestige

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christoper Priest established a reputation for himself in the 1970's as "a master of romantic science fiction" (The Washington Post ) before moving to more literary fiction. His eight previous novels include The Affirmation (1981) and The Glamour (1984), which won the Kurd Lasswitz Award. He lives in England with his wife, novelist Leigh Kennedy, and their twin children, Elizabeth and Simon.