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Carter Beats the Devil

By Glen David Gold

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| Paperback | 9780786886326

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Book Description

Glen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . .

The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessedContinue

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Magical mysteries

Carter Beats the Devil Glen David Gold 563pp, Sceptre, £14.99 Here is a book - a first novel, no less - to blow you away. It seeks to stun and amaze and deceive and, always, to entertain; and it seldom misses a trick in 600 pulsating pages. The style ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Carter Beats the Devil By Glen David Gold

Writer and magician Glen David Gold has accomplished a supernatural feat of literary sleight of hand. His first novel, Carter Beats the Devil, is a marvelous work that portrays a performer and an era with a sense of wonder and mystery. Set in the 192 ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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What a charming historical fiction about a famous magician in the golden age of magicians and vaudeville. Even when Carter's not on stage, the story is full of misdirection and illusions. I thought I had the ending all figured out, but I was magically misdirected and was surprised at the actual endi ... (continue)

What a charming historical fiction about a famous magician in the golden age of magicians and vaudeville. Even when Carter's not on stage, the story is full of misdirection and illusions. I thought I had the ending all figured out, but I was magically misdirected and was surprised at the actual ending. If you were a magic fan as a child, enjoyed that wonderment, this is a must read. Reading this ficitionalized story, got me interested in Carter the Great, Philo Farnsworth, and Borax Smith, and so led me to reading non-fictions about them. That's a great historical fiction, one that gets you so hooked you have to find out the truth of their lives and stories.

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javajinny said on Nov 1, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

At times a fairly exciting story but not enough to make it a page turner for me. Everything was predictable starting from the first 200 pages continuing to the last 400 ones. Secret service conspiracies were dry and the writing not so captivating. Would recommend this as a summer read if it wasn't s ... (continue)

At times a fairly exciting story but not enough to make it a page turner for me. Everything was predictable starting from the first 200 pages continuing to the last 400 ones. Secret service conspiracies were dry and the writing not so captivating. Would recommend this as a summer read if it wasn't so long.

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s u v i said on Mar 25, 2008 | Add your feedback