Legerdemain, Chapter One: here you go, theotherdibbler

art by the wonderful grimmsical 

Title: Legerdemain or The Enchanting of Charles East
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Alternate History
Rating: PG- some swears. Ladies cover your sensitive ears.
Summary: In 1800s London-Aldwych, stage magic always comes second to the scientific and engineering advancements that are quickly becoming the new marvel of the age. But Charles East (The Enchanting East, Monday-Saturday at 1:30PM, half-price on Sundays at 4PM) stumbles upon other magic that is practiced by an altogether other sort of Londonite. And sometimes when you pull a rabbit out of a hat,  there is no place to put him back.

Catalyst: watching ThePrestige on the flight to Tokyo. People have argued between The Prestige and The Illusionist. I argue Prestige because it has less pointless romance and more vengeance. And TESLA <3.

This is a bit of a love letter to the stories of my youth: Howl’s Moving Castle, Sorcery and Cecila: The Enchanted Chocolate Pot, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Mairelon the Magician, School for Sorcery, The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Neverwhere, and the newly read webcomic Girl Genius, which is totally fantastic, and I can’t believe I haven’t been mad about it before.

 

( Chapter One: The Enchanting East )