Illusion
by:
Frank Peretti (author)
New York Times bestselling author Frank Peretti returns to the genre that made him a household name with a rich, rewarding mystery that is destined to become a classic! After a car wreck tragically claims the life of his wife and magic partner, Mandy, Dane Collins finds himself in a quaint coffee...
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New York Times bestselling author Frank Peretti returns to the genre that made him a household name with a rich, rewarding mystery that is destined to become a classic! After a car wreck tragically claims the life of his wife and magic partner, Mandy, Dane Collins finds himself in a quaint coffee shop transfixed by a magician whose illusions even he, a seasoned professional, cannot explain. Even more mysterious is the performer herself. Nineteen-year-old Mandy has never met him, doesn’t know him, is certainly not in love with him, but is in every respect identical to the young beauty he met and married some forty years earlier. They begin a furtive relationship as mentor and protégée, but as Dane tries to figure out who Mandy really is, and she to understand why she is mysteriously drawn to him, she is being watched by those who not only possess all the answers but who also have the power to decide her fate.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451678932 (1451678932)
ASIN: 1451678932
Publish date: October 23rd 2012
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
I liked Illusion but I thought it was a too long and sometime, I felt, the pace dragged a bit. The time-shifting story of two famous, married, magicians was a good premise and kept me guessing. A bit more on the Sci-Fi side than the horror genre but good read. With engaging characters and a “keep yo...
I can't decide if I want to give this 1 star or 4 stars. I think I'm going to go with 2, which is too bad.I enjoyed about 75% of this book, the other 25% annoyed me greatly.The premise was fascinating, and I was invested in the main characters.At one time, I think I probably knew that Peretti was co...
Mandy's death in a car accident means the end of her forty-year career in magic in which she and her husband, Dane, had performed around the world. Or does it? Because Mandy is not dead. She's nineteen again, but nineteen in 2010, not the 1970 she remembers. Mandy struggles to adjust to modern life,...
An AMAZING read. I started this last night before going to bed, and ended up reading through the whole thing today. This is just, well, yeah.There's a lot of sci-fi jargon that makes you want to skip paragraphs, and I found a couple of editorial errors, but the overall writing is pretty consistent...
In one sense, books are like cakes--the recipe may be more enticing than the taste. Magic, time travel, mature love and teenage confusion (strange mix, but Peretti made it work without being too creepy), mad scientists, doves, etc. Decent writing for the most part, but too choppy and disjointed at t...