Night Magic (Abridged) Audiobook, by Tom Tryon Play Audiobook Sample

Night Magic (Abridged) Audiobook

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Read By: Anthony Heald Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 1995 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780743544498

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

4

Longest Chapter Length:

45:39 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

45:23 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

45:32 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

From the bestselling author of The Other and Harvest Home—his final horror classic!

Apprentice to an evil unknown

In the bestselling tradition of Mary Reilly, the late Tom Tryon returns to the horror genre for one final triumph—a spellbinding modern-day retelling of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

It happens in front of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. As Michael Hawke, an ambitious young street performer, works the crowd with his usual combination of mime and magic tricks, he is suddenly lured by an odd old man who possesses a power that transcends trickery. From that moment on, Michael's whole life changes.

In his pursuit of the stranger who gave him his first taste of real magic, Michael finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the sorcerer's web of mysteries, and ultimately into a trap from which there can be no real escape. Torn between the love for his girlfriend, Emily, and the demand by Max, the sorcerer, that he commit himself body and soul to the study of the mystical arts, Michael is forced to carry out the most difficult performance of his life. Only by calling upon his every reserve of mind and will can he hope to save Emily from the blackest form of magic—Night Magic—which envelops them both.

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"another great book by this wonderful author; who i had not heard he walked on... and way back in 1991. wow. always sad to hear when a fave author is no longer here; you know, well this is it, enjoy...and you wonder...does that pen keep on...well we writers love to write so i, for one, sure hope so."

— Jerriann (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “[A] rich cauldron of illusion and ambition…Tryon’s Faustian tale of the young hero’s initiation and indoctrination is certain to be popular with…those hooked on yarns of magic.” 

    — Gilbert Taylor, British cinematographer
  • “In Night Magic, Tom Tryon appears to put a slick Manhattan spin on the story of the sorcerer’s apprentice. I would suggest something more. Night Magic, I think, is about the difficulty of preserving the integrity of the soul in an atmosphere of illusion.” 

    — Chicago Tribune

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A good read. Again Tom Tryons prose elegant and smooth. Reminded me of the boyhood days of make believe. We all wanted to be this or that, this story shows what happens when daydreams come true. "

    — Stephen, 9/13/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Pretty dull Tryon novel that tries to regain his earlier success in the quasi-supernatural. "

    — Nick, 12/26/2012
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    " Pretty predictable. There's some nice imagery, but you'll spend the whole book waiting for the plot to surprise and stray from the obvious. It won't. "

    — LW, 12/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 1 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 51 out of 5

    " Couldn't even make it past the painfully wordy (and history book like) prologue. "

    — Laurie, 12/24/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A good read. Again Tom Tryons prose elegant and smooth. Reminded me of the boyhood days of make believe. We all wanted to be this or that, this story shows what happens when daydreams come true. "

    — Stephen, 11/14/2010

About Tom Tryon

Tom Tryon (1926-1991) was an American film and television actor, best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal and the Walt Disney television character Texas John Slaughter. He later became a writer and authored several science fiction, horror, and mystery novels.

About Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald, an Audie Award–winning narrator, has earned Tony nominations and an Obie Award for his theater work; appeared in television’s Law & Order, The X-Files, Miami Vice, and Boston Public; and starred as Dr. Frederick Chilton in the 1991 Oscar-winning film The Silence of the Lambs. He has also won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narrations.