WELCOME TO SVENPAD® CELEBRITY PRESAGE. We genuinely reckon this is the snazziest book test to hit the magic scene in a decade! Forget your granddad's book test; this is a whole new ball game. This utterly convincing paperback filled with celebrity quotes and anecdotes employs a sneaky secret method, a brilliantly crafted numbering system, and a cheeky revised forcing gimmick. Coupled with our top-notch paper manufacturing (yes, pages cut to a mind-boggling 1/32"), you’ve got a book test that’s simply unmatched.
The original Celebrity Presage, a brainchild of magician Mike Maione, was a stroke of genius back in 2011, but now it’s been completely reworked into a stunning book test that boasts improved handling (we’re talking perfection!) and all-new capabilities.
Our killer system lets you display book page numbers in a neat sequence from front to back while allowing you to effortlessly force ANY page in real time. It’s all done invisibly and beautifully. When you witness it for yourself, you’ll be left gobsmacked.
In fact, your Celebrity Presage book presents multiple forcing methods, various reveals, and a brilliant "V" forcing gimmick we whipped up ourselves for maximum flexibility. Celebrity Presage is layered with methods that can be used together (or solo) for predictions or mind-reading feats. Plus, the book is packed with hilarious celebrity quotes and endless comedic potential!
For the first time, app creator Marc Kerstein has generously allowed the use of all the force words from his popular "WikiTest" in Celebrity Presage. This nifty addition means WikiTest aficionados can dive right in without any extra memorisation.
Fresh book test ideas are as rare as hen's teeth, and Celebrity Presage’s PPNS system is an exciting new head-scratcher — particularly when layered with the other built-in methods. This book is the result of a collaboration between magician Mike Maione and Brett Barry, with a host of powerful tweaks to add even more oomph! Go on, have a blast and leave them speechless.
WHAT YOU GET
- Stunning Celebrity Presage gimmicked 130-page paperback book
- 1 V forcing gimmick (Beyoncé)
- 29-page PDF with instructions, routines & photos
- 30-minute streaming video instructions
- Access to the SvenPad® secret group
WHAT CAN I DO?
Your Celebrity Presage book will allow you to:
- Force a page/Celebrity using our fantastic numbering system
- Force a page/Celebrity using Svengali (opening to a page)
- Force a movie title using PPPS or Svengali
- Force a Celebrity name using the new V Gimmick (Beyoncé)
- Divine one of 9 potential WikiTest words on one or multiple spectators
- Potentially perform a drawing duplication
- Reveal the details from a forced celebrity quote
Want to force more celebrity names? Grab extra V Gimmick Power Packs (sold separately).
"I like mentalism products that are a step forward. Celebrity Presage is a giant leap forward! Any one of the 3 principles included here would have made this my favourite book test on the market, but all three combined is a destructive force of mental astonishment! Just wow! This book is incredible. It took me 5 seconds to know this is a new standard. I'm not kidding."
BEDROS "SPIDEY" AKKELIAN
"A book test like no other! Mike and Brett created a masterpiece. Plus, the addition of the V gimmick really makes this book a very powerful tool in the SvenPad® Family!"
LUCA VOLPE
"WOW! You have outdone yourself. The combination of possibilities, with both predictions (without the need for outs) and direct mind reading is unlike anything I have ever seen. At last, a book test that can be used repeatedly for the same group with 100% accuracy! Add to that, I got the biggest creativity boost of the year after first seeing it. I can for sure predict this is a winner. I'll take two!"
Mikael Hedné
"After having performed it several weeks for real people, I can promise that you will amaze your audiences with Celebrity Presage! This is a winner, and I highly recommend it."
SVEN RYGH
"Wow!!!! I was lucky enough to receive an early copy of Celebrity Presage and I'm completely blown away. This takes The Sven Principle and, more importantly, Book Tests to a whole new level. The numbering system is just genius plus there is so much more. If you're thinking of getting a copy, don't think... GET ONE NOW before they are all gone. Brett, you've done it again... AMAZING!"
PAUL MARTIN
"Celebrity Presage is the kind of fun book you would choose for a book test! It is a refreshingly fun celebrity theme -- a change from the heavy novels that nobody has heard of. Add a genius page numbering system and Wikitest MOABT words and you have a winner."
JOHN MORTON
"Folks this one is insane. I was lucky to get hold of one early. The S and L pages are literally invisible even upon close scrutiny. And the way you can freely flick through a seemingly normal book and still force any page you want is brilliant. But the cherry on the top is the clever numbering system of the pages. Plus, WikiTest words! It's a stroke of genius. You can ask for any page number and when they open to that page number, boom there is your force page waiting."
CHRISTOPHER HURST
"A wonderfully organic, in-your-face, devastating selection process that couldn't be fairer. And it's just so much fun! Really, really clever!"
STEVE VALENTINE
"Still playing with the Presage book, and slowly beginning to dislike you more and more for being a friggin' genius. I looked at the page edges through a magnifying glass, and the cuts are so fine and precise (with the perfect book paper stock you have chosen), that it simply blows my mind. And that's BEFORE I even begin on this book's inherent brilliance."
PAUL SHIRLEY
"Celebrity Presage is a true game-changer. Several brand-new principles are combined to make for a unique presentation that's a multi-phase powerhouse. Three (or more) people can look at the book, think of completely different things, and then, without asking a single question, the performer can reveal (or predict) a plethora of merely thought-of words, people, movies, music, etc."
GABE ABELSON
"There are many principles at work. Not only can you reveal a celebrity, you can also reveal a movie or ANY long word they think of on their page. Brett has miraculously received permission from Marc Kerstein to incorporate the long words used in Wiki-Test! So, if you have the list memorised for Wiki-Test, you will have absolutely nothing new to remember for Celebrity Presage. Overall, this book test far surpasses my expectations. It is high quality, top-of-the-line stuff, built for working pros, but easy enough for a beginner."
MADISON HAGLER
