Christopher Priest

About the Author

Christopher Priest (1943 - 2024) was the critically-acclaimed author of the 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel, The Prestige (whose 2006 film adaptation of the same namesake went on to be a two-time Academy Award nominated box office hit). Born in Cheshire, England, Priest spent most of his life as a full-time freelance writer. He lived on the Isle of Bute, in west Scotland.