"An astonishing achievement" -- Anthony Burgess

On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion interwine, Urfe is caught up in the darkest of psychological games...

John Fowles expertly unfolds a tale that is lush with overpowering imagery in a spellbinding exploration of the complexities of the human mind. By turns disturbing, thrillin and seductive, The Magus is a cerebral feast.

"A major work of mounting tensions in which the human mind is the guinea-pig... Mr Fowles has taken a big swing at the difficult subject and his hits are on the bull's eye." -- Sunday Telegraph

John Fowles won international recognition with The Collector, his first published title, in 1963. He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginitive power, and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works: The Aristos, The Magus, The French Lieutanant's Woman, The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa and A Maggot. John Fowles lives and writes in Lyme Regis, Dorset.