In this landmark book, Quentin Metenier reveals his vision of magic and why he believes it's urgent to act. More than just a thought-provoking text about our art, this book also contains impactful mentalism techniques and routines.
✔️ You will discover a routine whose effect on the spectator only occurs 48 hours later!
✔️ Learn how to perform a powerful reading on a spectator using the circonvolution system.
✔️ Discover how to create unprecedented suspense with the concept of the potentiality effect.
The first part of this book takes stock of the current state of magic. And it was much needed.
The author not only gives an informed opinion on the matter but also concretely shows how our art has come to lose its primary function: to amaze.
Most magicians impress with a display of strength, trying to prove their superiority through their technique, forgetting that what makes true magic is not so much the "trick," but what surrounds it...
Never-before-seen mentalism routines
The second part is dedicated to the author's routines. Don't expect to see yet another card counting routine, or the latest trendy ambitious card. These tricks are truly stunning, genuine miracles in their own right.
Quentin doesn't just reveal the technique of an effect; he provides the substance that makes it work, the impactful patter.
In short, he shares his world with you, where dramaturgy, emotion, and magic intertwine.
Features
15x21 cm format
142-page book in French
Hardcover, sewn binding
Expert opinion
Markobi
"One Degree More in Mentalism"
Valentin Danneville
“Magic is dead. This is the first step toward its resurrection.”
Nicolas Nargeot
"We should start with this book before getting the first magic kit; it would save us from all becoming messed up."
Taha Mansour
"Rare are the mentalism books that make me question my own practice beyond providing new techniques or tools. "Du sang bleu et des étoiles" is one of them. Beyond the very interesting reflection on mentalism present in it, each proposed routine is a call to elegance, to the use of a simple technique to make a phenomenon emerge, where the unexpected and the spectator truly exist. If you feel uncomfortable with a proposed routine or idea, whether you align with the style or not, you know you have a powerful idea. And that's what's in there. Powerful ideas."
Sacha Dumery
"There are good books, important books, and then there are necessary books. This one is necessary.
When an art falters at the very hands of those who claim to defend it, two options remain: to resign oneself to its end, or to choose one's words carefully to rekindle the flame. Quentin chose the second option. This book cuts through the noise and posturing to present a vision. It places the responsibility of creating something that matters back into the hands of magicians.
In doing so, it is not just useful, it is urgent.
It is a text that burns, that disturbs, that enlightens. And which could well become, for our art, one of those tipping points that are recognized in hindsight.
A necessary book, then. And an author no less so."
