How the Trick Is Done is a nominee for a Nebula short story this year. It is a fine little relationship story told as speculative fiction, sort of magical realism. The Magician is a compelling figure, and 3 different people fall for him--his first assistant, his stage manager, and a girlfriend who is a Resurrectionist. She stops him from dying when he is shot as part of his act. The dynamics of these folks are the heart of the story. Worth reading, but it seems very familiar.
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