1. Biography

2. Works

3. Notes

4. References

Tom Stone is the stage name of Thomas Bengtsson, a Swedish magician, editor and author.

Biography

Stone was born on October 28, 1967, and presently lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

He is best known for writing a series of articles and pamphlets about original magical techniques and plots. He co-wrote a book with magician Lennart Green, contributed material to a book by Jason Alford, and has self-published a series of pamphlets as well as an e-book. He is also editor and publisher of various Swedish magic journals such as "Trollkarlen", and "Dr. Faustus Journal" (1995-).^[1]

He has performed at the invitation-only Magic Castle, and in 2000, he was a "performer and speaker" at the FISM "World Championships of Magic" in Lisbon, Portugal.^[2]

In 2003, he was a performer and competitor at the International Magic Convention & 20th Close Up competition in Kings Cross, London, where he won £500 and was awarded second place, just behind Japanese-Canadian magician Hayashi.^[3][4]

In June 2010, Stone released a book entitled "Vortex", collecting many of the effects he has published in periodicals, his own ebooks and some previously unreleased material with Hermetic Press.^[5][6]

In May 2016, the Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood awarded Stone the Creative Fellowship.

Works

• The Warpsmith's Toolbox, 1994 (self published)
• Lennart Green's Snap Deal, 1995 (co-written with Lennart Green)^[7]
• The Warpsmith Returns, 1996 (self published)
• Self publishing, e-book (self published)
• Tom Stone Caught On Tape^[8]
• Vortex (Published through Hermetic Press), June 2010. {{ISBN|9780945296669}}
• Maelstrom (Published through Hermetic Press), December 2011. {{ISBN|9780945296720}}

Notes

References

• {{IMDb name|5359135}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513051121/http://www.tomstone.se/ Tom Stone's website], including his personal list of works
• Genii, the Conjurors' Magazine
  • "Review of The Warpsmith's Toolbox", March 1994
  • "Review of The Warpsmith Returns", August 1996
  • "Venetian Deck", August 2005, pp 30
• Magic magazine, May 1996: "Review of The Warpsmith Returns"
• Magic Times, December 2003 - Stone's upcoming appearance at 2003 International Magic Convention in London
• Channel One magazine, Issue 3: "Work in Progress"
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0W5goSSzSQ "Stockholm Magic Bar" video clip], May 19, 2005. (Swedish language). Second half of brief (amateur) clip shows sleight of hand improvisations, by Tom Stone
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDriiutF4k "5 Greatest close-up magicians" video clip], January, 2005. (Japanese overdub). Clip shows original sleight of hand magic, by Tom Stone
• (Swedish) Magiarkivet.se - lists many works related to magic industry, including Stone's titles
• Magicpatter.com English-language bibliography listing Stone's works
• (French) [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426214535/http://arcanemagazine.free.fr/news.php3 Arcane magazine], 2000 - About Stone's participation with FISM 2000
• Australia's Magic Monthly, July 2000, "FISM 2000." [https://web.archive.org/web/20051229002852/http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/katzkin/PUBFISM.htm archived copy]
• (Japanese) World Magic Friends Convention, 1999

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