Red Prophet - (Alvin Maker) by Orson Scott Card (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Come here to Orson Scott Card's magical America that might have been, and marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. The seventh son of a seventh son is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people. <p/>The Tales of Alvin Maker series<br><i>Seventh Son<br>Red Prophet<br>Prentice Alvin<br>Alvin Journeyman<br>Heartfire<br>The Crystal City</i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><i>Red Prophet</i><br>Volume II of the Tales of Alvin Maker <p/>Suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill.--<i>Washington Post Book World</i> <p/><i>Red Prophet</i> is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors--Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper--are all complete and memorable characters.--<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i> <p/>Come here to the magical America that might have been, and marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. The seventh son of a seventh son is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people. <p/>Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than<i> Seventh Son</i>, this novel superbly demonstrates Card's solid historical research, keen understanding of religious experience, and, most of all, his mastery of the art of storytelling.--<i>Booklist </i></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill." --<i>Washington Post Book World</i> <p/>"<i>Red Prophet</i> is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors--Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper--are all complete and memorable characters." --<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i> <p/>"Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than<i> Seventh Son</i>, this novel superbly demonstrates Card's solid historical research, keen understanding of religious experience, and, most of all, his mastery of the art of storytelling." --<i>Booklist</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Orson Scott Card</b> is the author of the novels <i>Ender's Game</i>, <i>Ender's Shadow</i>, and <i>Speaker for the Dead</i>. <i>Ender's Game</i> and <i>Speaker for the Dead</i> both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win these two top prizes in consecutive years. There are seven other novels to date in The Ender Universe series. Card has also written fantasy: <i>The Tales of Alvin Maker</i> is a series of fantasy novels set in frontier America; <i>The Lost Gate</i>, is a contemporary magical fantasy. Card has written many other stand-alone sf and fantasy novels, as well as movie tie-ins and games, and publishes an internet-based science fiction and fantasy magazine, <i>Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show</i>. Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Besides his writing, Card directs plays and teaches writing and literature at Southern Virginia University. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card, and youngest daughter, Zina Margaret.
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