Ebook - The Annotated Royal Road to Card Magic by Mark Lewis

Reimagine a Classic: Your Path to Card Magic Mastery

Step into the world of professional card magic with 'The Annotated Royal Road to Card Magic' by Mark Lewis. For over 70 years, 'The Royal Road to Card Magic' has stood as the definitive foundational text, guiding countless aspiring magicians to proficiency. Mark Lewis, a seasoned card magician, shares how this very book transformed his own life and offers you the same incredible journey. Starting from scratch, you'll systematically build an expert-level understanding and skill set in card manipulation, presentation, and trick execution. This isn't just a reprint; it's an elevated learning experience designed for the modern card enthusiast.

Beyond the Original: Mark Lewis's Decades of Expertise

While the original 'Royal Road' is a masterpiece, the world of card magic has evolved. Mark Lewis bridges this gap, enriching the classic material with his personal touch. Drawing from decades of performance and study, he provides invaluable annotations, innovative variations, and significant improvements to the original techniques. You'll gain access to methods he's honed and performed over decades, ensuring you're learning not just theory, but practical, audience-tested magic that truly resonates. His clear, explicit explanations and new ideas breathe fresh life into every chapter, making complex concepts accessible and engaging.

An Unprecedented Bonus: Two Books, One Unbeatable Value

As a testament to his generosity, Mark Lewis includes a complete, additional ebook – his very own comprehensive work on card magic – as a free appendix. This bonus content, originally conceived as a standalone publication, delves into easy card tricks, essential showmanship and presentation principles, advanced controls (like The Pass and The Bluff Pass), captivating discoveries, and powerful forcing techniques (including The Classic Force and Hindu Shuffle Force). Effectively, you're acquiring two powerhouse resources in one digital download, providing an unparalleled depth of knowledge and practical application.

Endorsed by a Legend: Harry Lorayne's High Praise

The quality and impact of Mark Lewis's work are underscored by the glowing endorsement from legendary card magician and memory expert Harry Lorayne. Lorayne described the manuscript as so compelling that he couldn't put it down, praising Lewis's annotations, updates, explicit photos, and new ideas as an 'absolute must-have'. He assures readers that the value contained within this book far exceeds its price, acknowledging that the original authors, Jean Hugard and Fred Braue, would be 'very pleased' with what Mark has accomplished. This expert seal of approval guarantees you're investing in a truly exceptional educational tool.

Original Specs

My name is Mark Lewis. This is the book that changed my life. In fact, I suspect it changed the life of a lot of other card magicians too. The Royal Road to Card Magic was first published in 1949 and 70 years later it is still considered the standard work in card magic. A terrific study plan which if you follow carefully (as I did) you cannot possibly fail to achieve proficiency as a card magician. You can start the book knowing nothing about card tricks but by the time you get to the end you will become an expert. Of course, a lot of things have happened in card magic over the last 70 years since the book was first published so I decided to add some of my own ideas, variations and improvements to the material which I have performed for decades. I must have done something right since legendary card magician and memory expert Harry Lorayne wrote this after reading my manuscript:

"It has been a long time since I couldn't sleep when I'd just acquired a new magic book - had to finish reading it before I turned off the bedside lamp and closed my eyes! This book did it!
I don't know what price Mark will put on this book, but whatever that price I assure you that it will be worth much, much, more for you than that amount! (Aside from learning some terrific new ideas it brought back wonderful memories for me. I knew Jean Hugard and Fred Braue personally. I know that they'd be very pleased with what he's accomplished here.)

I don't want to get specific - mentioning the many items that I found to be so great. It's better for you to come across all of them as you read, decide for yourself."

And I hope you do ................ Mark Lewis
Besides the annotations Mark Lewis added an appendix, which originally was planned to become a book on its own, Mark's very own book on card magic. Being the generous kind of person he is, he decided to add this book to his annotations free of charge. Thus, you really get two ebooks in one. The contents of the appendix is as follows:

• Chapter One: Easy Card Tricks
  • The Teaspoon Trick
  • Twenty-One Card Trick
  • One Ahead Mindreading
  • Multiple Aces
  • Do As I Do
• Chapter Two: Showmanship And Presentation
  • 1. Never Reveal How A Trick Is Done
  • 2. Never Repeat A Trick Before The Same Audience
  • 3. Do Not Say What You Are Going To Do Before You Do It
  • 4. Practice, Practice, Practice
  • 5. Use Patter To Make Your Magic Entertaining
• Chapter Three: Controls
  • The Key Card
  • The Corner Crimp
  • The Little Finger Break
  • The Injog
  • The Pass
  • The Bluff Pass
• Chapter Four: Discoveries
  • Stuck!
  • Leapfrog
  • Air Pressure
  • The Magic Breath
  • There It Is!
• Chapter Five: Forcing
  • Criss Cross Force
  • Tell Me When To Stop Force
  • The Glide Force
  • Hindu Shuffle Force
  • The Classic Force

1st edition 2019, PDF 399 pages.
word count: 156000 which is equivalent to 624 standard pages of text