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Seventh Son
Tales of Alvin Maker (Related to this series)
- Author
- Orson Scott Card
- Narrator
- Nana Visitor
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 1 September 1998
- Run Time
- 5 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Young Alvin was born the seventh son of a seventh son. By his birthright, he possesses magical powers and is destined to become something great, perhaps even a Maker. Indeed, Alvin is special. But the boy remains vulnerable to dark forces who reach out to destroy him and are willing to do anything to keep him from growing up. Carefully weaving the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled a continent— as well as the beliefs of the tribes who were there before them— Orson Scott Card has created a fascinating alternate frontier America.
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Details
- Author
- Orson Scott Card
- Narrator
- Nana Visitor
- Duration
- 5 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 September 1998
- ISBN
- 9781597773614
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Phoenix Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Historical fantasy, Alternative history fiction
Synopsis
Book 1 of The Tales of Alvin Maker . Young Alvin was born the seventh son of a seventh son. By his birthright, he possesses magical powers and is destined to become something great, perhaps even a Maker. Indeed, Alvin is special. But the boy remains vulnerable to dark forces who reach out to destroy him and are willing to do anything to keep him from growing up. Carefully weaving the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled a continent— as well as the beliefs of the tribes who were there before them— Orson Scott Card has created a fascinating alternate frontier America.
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