At long last, we’ve got our hands on the eagerly awaited third volume of card magic wizardry from the one and only Roy Walton. It’s been a whopping 28 years since the last book of his collected works hit the shelves, so you’d best believe we’re buzzing to present this gem to the magical community.
This volume is packed with 96 handpicked card effects; some are fresh off the press (never before seen, no less), while others come from a delightful mix of publications, including:
Abracadabra, Epilogue, Genii, Hierophant, Ibidem, Kabbala, Magic, Magic Circular, Octet, Pabular, Pallbearer's Review, Spread Half Pass, Spellbinder, Chronicles, The Crimp and Penumbra.
Inside The Complete Walton Vol. 3, you’ll find the original descriptions for Walton’s legendary effects 'Cardwarp' and 'Cascade.' (Yes, the ones that make you look like a genius!)
The book’s format is a snug fit with the 2012 re-releases of Volumes 1 and 2, and it’s printed on responsibly sourced paper by skilled artisans in London (because we care about the planet, obviously).
Illustrated by the talented Thomas Cameron.
Hard backed, 257 pages of pure card magic goodness.
Here’s what some magic aficionados have to say about this third volume:
"All I know about magic stems from Roy Walton. His effects are ingenious in construction and method. No one can fail to learn from this great magician."
- GORDON BRUCE
"The Complete Walton Vol. 3 is a collection of brilliance. I look forward to Volume 4."
- PETER DUFFIE
"Roy's tricks are an extension of Erdnase. Whereas Vernon applied the philosophy of Erdnase to magical technique, Walton completes the revolution by applying Erdnase to the tricks themselves.
"Roy's methods are woven into each trick so as not to be suspected, let alone detected, and without ever sacrificing directness of effect. Roy Walton is without doubt the most complete card magician of the 20th century, and centuries to leave everyone standing in the 21st."
- JERRY SADOWITZ
"I'm not a card magician as such but know enough about card routines to appreciate the quality of Roy Walton's creativity and the very core of his thinking. For half a century, I have seen the unique development of one of the finest minds in magic."
- JOHN DERRIS
"Without fail pound for pound, Roy Walton delivers more excellent ideas and original plots in his books than most others by comparison. I already have favorites from this latest volume that I consider to be absolute gems and have been delighted in the discovery of them. If you enjoy well-crafted routines, an adherence to naturalness and direct effect, you will enjoy unearthing favorites from the fertile and imaginative mind of Mr. Walton."
- CHRIS WOOD
"No matter what your skill level is with a pack of cards, you will find a wealth of excellent material in this long-awaited book of Roy Walton's latest work. His name is a guarantee of quality card magic."
- ANDY GALLOWAY (protégée of John Ramsay)
"There are stars, there are super stars and there are legends. Roy Walton falls into the latter category. The Complete Walton Vol. 3 is a wonderful collection of material from a true genius."
- GEORGE McBRIDE
