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Forged by Fire

Created by: Kristoff Borer

Forged by Fire is a comprehensive magic book by Swiss magician Kristoff Borer, featuring over 40 diverse routines across various magic genres including close-up, parlour, stage, mentalism, and storytelling. The book is a translated compendium of Borer's best works from his German publications, now available in English. It includes a wide range of tricks from card manipulations to mentalism effects with runes and pendulums, and even bizarre magic for storytelling performances. The book is beautifully presented as a hardback with over 250 pages and 100 illustrations by Tony Dunn, making it not only a practical guide but also a collector's item.

Key features

  • Over 40 diverse magic routines

  • Beautiful hardback edition with over 100 illustrations

  • Includes tricks from various magic genres

  • Real-world material from Kristoff Borer's repertoire

  • Requires some preparation and arts and crafts for certain tricks

Pros

  • Diverse range of magic tricks

  • High-quality hardback book with illustrations

  • Real-world tested material

  • Good value for the content provided

Cons

  • Some tricks require significant preparation

  • Presentations may feel dated to some

  • Not suitable for beginners due to the presentation-heavy nature

What people are saying about Forged by Fire

EruditeMagic says...

I really liked this book and I'm going to share with you in this discussion what appeal most to me and where I think you might find Value out of a book like this [...] The book is broken up into different sections although some of these tricks I think could fall under multiple chapters for example at the beginning he has cards it's not the last time you'll see card tricks there are some later in the book under a different section but I think that the organization still makes sense.

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