The Magician of Lhasa is a novel by David Michie. The novel follows dual plot lines. The first is set in 1959 and follows a teenage Buddhist monk as he is tasked with transporting an ancient, long-hidden secret of his faith to neighboring India. The second plot line is set in 2007 and follows a nano-technologist whose research project has been mysteriously taken over by an American corporation. The novel is published by Trapdoor Books, an imprint of Trapdoor Publishing.