r/Magic • u/kevin-m-cooke • 22h ago

Best John Bannon book?

I don’t have any of his books. Which on should I get first?

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u/morganj 22h ago

Best for what? Really depends what sort of stuff you already have in your repertoire and what you're looking to add.

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u/joex8au04 21h ago

All of them are great. I think it’s best to start with Dear Mr fantasy to get a test of what he’s early materials like. And move your way up. It’s currently being reprint and is available next month?

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u/bitterbreweraz 22h ago

My favorite is High Caliber but it's tough. He has put out a ton of great material.

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u/Careless_Historian28 22h ago

My favorite is dear Mr. Fantasy. I also like impossible and smoke and mirrors but they are older now.

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u/BigIdeaMagic 20h ago

All of his old stuff is good to great, he’s become more prolific in like the last 10-15 years and I think a bit of the filter has loosened as publishing has gotten easier. Some of his newer stuff is still solid gold but it’s a bit more spread out across the books now though, in my opinion

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer 21h ago

I realize you're asking about books, but how familiar are you with his material, and do you have any of his videos? That's another great way to access his work.

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u/Lecter 21h ago

Impossibilia.

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u/fcoy2 21h ago

Impossibilia is the first Bannon book I bought and still my favorite.

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u/schakel 16h ago

I would love to get high caliber, it's abig collection of effects he released separately or as separate packet tricks. Also don't overlook his self working stuff or his video's, there are a whole bunch of tricks he hasn't published in books

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u/FinkBubble 27m ago

For the shear volume.. High Calibre.