The Prestige Summary
Christopher Priest (novelist)

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The Prestige Summary

The Prestige by Christopher Priest is a novel written partially as a narrative and partially in an epistolary style. Andrew Westley and Lady Katherine Angier unite to discover the secrets surrounding the feud between their ancestors. The Prestige is an engaging tale that is very enjoyable to read.

Andrew Westley is sent on an assignment the day that he receives a book from his father that shows a connection to Andrew's...

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Christopher Priest (novelist) Biographies (3)

Christopher Priest

3,701 words, approx. 13 pages

Christopher Priest is perhaps the most versatile and gifted of the younger British writers who have grown up within--but are, in different ways, extending or transcending--the genre of science fiction... Read more

Christopher Priest

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Although Christopher Priest began his career as a science-fiction writer—and is still well known among readers of British science fiction—his dissatisfaction with the generic constraints of ... Read more

Christopher Priest

4,130 words, approx. 14 pages

Perhaps the best words to describe Christopher Priest's work are those he himself used in his essay "British Science Fiction" (1979) to describe the genre as a whole: "literate and fresh, displaying q... Read more

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