Dear Mr. Fantasy - John Bannon - Book

Twenty years on, Dear Mr. Fantasy still feels like a secret passed hand-to-hand.

In this anniversary reprint, John Bannon's signature blend of devious method, elegant structure, and real-world practicality remains as fresh (and as fooling) as ever. These are effects designed for thinking magicians: bold, commercial magic with clever principles hidden in plain sight, all delivered with Bannon's trademark clarity and wit.

A modern classic when it first appeared, Dear Mr. Fantasy stands today as essential reading for anyone who loves smart, devastatingly effective card magic.

Nineteen effects with playing cards • 200 pages • Hardbound and illustrated with 70 black-and-white photographs • New swoon-worthy cover art by comic book artist Mike Norton (DC/Marvel/Archie).

"What I find interesting about [Bannon] is that he doesn't take anything for granted. He has the ability to examine all assumptions, question common wisdom, and rethink all or any aspects of a trick's plot, props, or procedure. Dear Mr. Fantasy is a terrific little book, filled with a variety of card magic that will provide a satisfying fix for cardicians everywhere." - Michael Close

Contents:

The “Bullet Train” of classic Ace assemblies . . .

Iconoclastic Aces
Syncopated Aces
Interrobang Aces

The Secrets And Mysteries of the Four Aces . . .

Line of Sight
Final Verdict
Cull De Stack
"Two Classics”
Beyond Fabulous
“Mark of the Fabulous”

A card adventure . . .

Dead Reckoning
Out Of Touch
Dawn Patrol

It’s not a card trick, it’s a toy . . .

Degrees Of Freedom
Origami Poker
Perfect Strangers

More card tricks, please . . .

Wait Until Dark
Last Man Standing
Trait Secrets
“Dave’s Game”

Not your father’s Ten-Card Poker Deal . . .

The Power Of Poker