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Jamy Ian Swiss

For eighteen years (June 1994 - January 2013), Jamy Ian Swiss wrote thoughtful, opinionated, long-form reviews of magic books for Genii magazine. Jamy's reviews contain insights deeper than just product recommendations, and so we have worked to assemble the entire series (almost 450 magic book reviews) in one complete and fully searchable archive.

Also, from October 2016 through January 2020, Jamy wrote reviews for the Lyons Den at the Magicana website.

Read Jamy's essay, Critical Thinking on his tenure as a book reviewer, or search for, or choose a review below:

Search for a review:
Book Author Date
Be A Street Magician! (A How-To Guide) David Groves

Mar 1999
13 Prophets Karl Fulves

Mar 1999
New Card Rises Karl Fulves

Mar 1999
The Mysteries Of My Life Richard Kaufman & René Lavand

Mar 1999
Art & Artifice And Other Essays on Illusion Jim Steinmeyer

Apr 1999
The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer

Apr 1999
Hugard's Magic Monthly Volumes XVII, XVIII and XIX Jean Hugard, Editor and Publisher

Apr 1999
The Legendary Hierophant Jon Racherbaumer

May 1999
Close-Up & Personal David Regal

Jun 1999
Psychological Subtleties Banachek

Jun 1999
Milo & Roger: A Magical Life Arthur Brandon

Jul 1999
Secrets Of The Palmettos Jeff Busby

Jul 1999
The Science Behind The Ghost: A Brief History Of Pepper's Ghost Jim Steinmeyer

Aug 1999
The Himber Wallet Book Harry Lorayne

Aug 1999
House of Cards: The Life & Magic Of Paul Rosini Chuck Romano

Sep 1999
Drawing Room Deceptions Guy Hollingworth

Oct 1999
Blackstone: A Magician's Life Daniel Waldron

Oct 1999
Sports And Pastimes Steve Burton

Nov 1999
Sports And Pastimes Unknown

Nov 1999
Theater Of The Mind Barrie Richardson

Nov 1999
21st Century Card Magic James Swain

Nov 1999
Of Legierdemaine and Diverse Juggling Knacks: Columns from The Linking Ring (1949-1966) John Braun & William Broecker

Dec 1999
Kort Stephen Minch

Dec 1999
The Noir Test Karl Fulves

Dec 1999
Mutus Nomen Karl Fulves

Dec 1999
Combo Karl Fulves

Dec 1999
Magic In Theory Peter Lamont and Richard Wiseman

Jan 2000
The Gardner-Smith Correspondence Martin Gardner & Marshall D. Smith

Jan 2000
Maurice Fogel Chris Woodward

Jan 2000
Magic in Fiction: A Short Title Checklist Michael Canick

Jan 2000
Antonio Diavolo: A Souvenir of his Performance John Gaughan & Jim Steinmeyer

Jan 2000
Quartet: A Fake Card And Ten Routines Therewith Guy Hollingworth

Feb 2000
Steve Mayhew's Angels May Shuffle but the Devil Still Deals Jack Carpenter

Feb 2000
Trickery Treats: Card Craft Continued J.K. Hartman

Feb 2000
Pure Effect: Direct Mind-Reading and Magical Artistry Derren Brown

Mar 2000
The Annotated Discovery Of Witchcraft Booke XIII Stephen James Forrester

Mar 2000
Arcardia Roger Crosthwaite

Apr 2000
Destiny, Chance and Free Will & Other Presentations Allan Zola Kronzek

Jun 2000
Real World Magic Jerry MacGregor

Jun 2000
Tricks of my Trade: The Magic of Doug Conn Paul Cummins

Jun 2000
Servais Le Roy: Monarch of Mystery Mike Caveney & William Rauscher

Jun 2000
Joshua Jay's Magic Atlas Joshua Jay

Jul 2000
Intercept Harvey Berg

Jul 2000
Life, Death & Other Card Tricks Robert E. Neale

Jul 2000
The James File Allan Slaight

Aug 2000
Chan Canasta: A Remarkable Man David Britland

Sep 2000
Rings In Your Fingers Dariel Fitzkee

Sep 2000
Card College: Volume 4 Roberto Giobbi

Oct 2000
The Conservation of Magic Leo Behnke

Nov 2000
Neo-Magic Artistry S. H. Sharpe

Nov 2000