Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary literary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD and a major genre prize THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD); THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS. THE ISLANDERS won both the BSFA and John W. Campbell awards. He was selected for the original BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS in1983.
This is a quiet masterpiece in a career full of them: a gripping,
mournful, powerful novel that guides the reader through truths -
and fictions - about the way the media and what we recall can work
together to fool us.
*GUARDIAN*
Eerily powerful.
*THE SPECTATOR*
Britain's pre-eminent writer of literary science fiction.
*THE HERALD*
An effortlessly intelligent and engrossing novel.
*Neil Williamson, author of The Moon King*
Always well-written, [Christopher Priest's] books are known for a
preciseness of prose where every word and sentence counts (even
when you do not realise it). What he then does is stealthily
construct a world of truths and half-truths, of twisted versions of
reality which read so well that they often deceive.
*SFF WORLD*
A meditation on loss and an examination of possibly flawed
memory.
*STARBURST*
Brilliantly constructed, cleverly contrived to fox our memories, so
you end the novel trying to puzzle out what it was you just
read.
*LOCUS MAGAZINE*
In that way, AN AMERICAN STORY's intriguing and quietly engrossing
meditation on narratives which lack closure stands tall.
*INTERZONE MAGAZINE*
Priest's smooth and clear writing style makes the reader care about
his characters. A plethora of small details gradually come together
to deliver a really satisfying novel.
*SF CROWSNEST*
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