{"product_id":"mister-magic-9780593359280","title":"Mister Magic","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show--and discover the secret of its enigmatic host--in this \"skin-crawling story of pop culture fandom and '90s nostalgia\" (Melissa Albert, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hazel Woods\u003c\/i\u003e) from the author of \u003ci\u003eHide\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] propulsive, exciting, often genuinely scary, endlessly compelling mystery.\"--Terry Miles, author of \u003ci\u003eRabbits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003ePopSugar, Polygon, \u003c\/i\u003eChicago Public Library, \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years after a tragic accident shut down production of the classic children's program \u003ci\u003eMister Magic, \u003c\/i\u003e the five surviving cast members have done their best to move on. But just as generations of cultishly devoted fans still cling to the lessons they learned from the show, the cast, known as the Circle of Friends, have spent their lives searching for the happiness they felt while they were on it. The friendship. The feeling of belonging. And the protection of Mister Magic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But with no surviving video of the show, no evidence of who directed or produced it, and no records of who--or what--the beloved host actually was, memories are all the former Circle of Friends has. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a twist of fate brings the castmates back together at the remote desert filming compound that feels like it's been waiting for them all this time. Even though they haven't seen each other for years, they understand one another better than anyone has since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After all, they're the only ones who hold the secret of that circle, the mystery of the magic man in his infinitely black cape, and, maybe, the answers to what really happened on that deadly last day. But as the Circle of Friends reclaim parts of their past, they begin to wonder: Are they here by choice, or have they been lured into a trap? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBecause magic never forgets the taste of your friendship. . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiersten White \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, \u003c\/i\u003e the And I Darken trilogy, the Slayer series, the Camelot Rising trilogy, and her adult debut, \u003ci\u003eHide\u003c\/i\u003e. White lives with her family in San Diego, where they obsessively care for their deeply ambivalent tortoise, Kimberly.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591891652882,"sku":"9780593359280","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a894d00e-deff-4d74-aac1-cd4d64f6d03e.jpg?v=1744226980","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mister-magic-9780593359280","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}