Created over the course of a year’s discussion and collaboration between Anson Chen, Alex Hansford and THE NEAT REVIEW, we are delighted to present Reality is Magic.

Loosely inspired by the look and feel of occult magic books from the early 20th Century.

13 original routines and 7 essays.

Contents:
REALITY IS MAGIC
WISHSTONE
REAL MAGIC IN FAKE MAGIC
BLINDSPOT
ABRACADABRA
NON-DUALITY
OUT OF HONG KONG
THE MENTALIST’S DILEMMA I
THOUGHT CRIME
CLOSING THE GAP
THOUGHT OF CARD TRANSPOSITION
THE MENTALIST’S DILEMMA II
CACTUS
SERIAL KILLER
UBER MIRACLE
SHADOW PLAY
THE FULL MOON
EVALUATE
PHOENIX
LOCKDOWN
BEST STORY WINS

This instructional book teaches how to:

• Create a deeper emotional impact with magic

• Transform tricks into memorable showpieces

• Develop and integrate original scripts in a way that isn’t robotic

• Make magic REAL for both your audience & yourself

From the foreword by Luke Jermay:

“For me this book is a great gift. In this book you will find beautiful magic, highly effective premises and clever methods. But it also holds challenging but valuable theoretical explorations from a performer who has taken his time. Anson has worked in the real world and diligently explored his own relationship to the mystery arts. His explorations have taken him far from the beaten path but always with the audience experience firmly in mind. He knows great tricks, he knows great methods, and he knows that a great trick with a great method is nothing without a great presentation. All of this is evident in the material you will soon learn.”

224 pages
Black cloth hardback with white foil type.
Case bound flush cut with painted page edges.
Sewn binding of full-bleed grey paper with monochrome imagery throughout.
ISBN: 978-1-7394499-0-2
Weight: 0.51kg