Seventh Son: Tales of Alvin maker, book 1

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Fine in printed light blue wrappers. Cloud 9 Books Condition: Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled.

Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service. First Printing, with complete number row 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Near Fine, ever-so-slight bump top corner, in a Fine dust jacket. First book in the excellent Alvin Maker series. Dale Steffey Books Published: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc..

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The story takes place in the alternate history-American colonies where everyone is gifted at birth with a special and sometimes magical talent referred to as a "knack. The characters are fleshed out and believable, the dialogue is candid and thought provoking, and the entire series, this book included, is peppered with notable wise sayings and cameos from some of the most famous historical figures of the particular time period.

While Card takes some liberty in placing a few characters from history a little closer to each other than factually possible, these instances are so minute as to be negligible, and besides, anything can happen in an alternate universe, right? If you decide to read this book, prepare to feel emotional connections with the well conceived characters, and the immersion that comes with a masterfully described universe. Mass Market Paperback Verified Purchase.

Good book, required reading that I enjoyed.

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Although Card did write The Ender's Game which was made into a movie, This book has is not the Seventh Son movie and is an entirely different story line which was set in an alternate historic America of the s. This is the premise for the series the Tales of Alvin Maker. The book is a good first in a series, action, suspense, the fight of good vs evil.

I am ready for book two "The Red Prophet". One person found this helpful. I'm assuming that most people reading this review are fans of Card's Ender's Game and are wondering what else he has been up to. This book takes place on the western frontier of America circa In this parallel universe an alternate history has been written that is similar to our own but here common folk have magical powers that make life a little more interesting. Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son and this is powerful and special birthright in this universe.

This story is the first of five and much of it is exposition for the series. A couple of things make this world interesting and Card's creativity shines through. Individuals in this world have special powers that range in power and usefullness. Some people have the ability to make a spark and light fires, one person has the abiltiy to find the best point to dig a well.

Others have knacks for making protective hexes, or seeing your soul called heartfire. Of course Alvin is not your average kid and his powers exceed and surprise thorugout the story in various entertaining manners. I really like the way Alvin is a character with exceptional morals dealing with various forces while trying to understand his adolescent view of the world. This first book sets the stage for two excellent followups before Card looses some steam and goes awry. The fourth book is average and the fifth book is downright bad.

The family interaction is precious and Card gets away from this later on. The religious aspect of this series is it's biggest downfall and the books where religion is more prominent are the weekest of the series. The Alvin Makers series is a loosely based on the Book of Mormon and Card tends to get a bit preachy at times especially in the first book. This takes the book down a star as Card's dogma isnt necessary to the story or the actions of the characters.

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There are also mixed and hypocritical religious views within the stories that are too complex to go into here and needless to say religious zealots, born-again Christians and Orthodox Jews might get offended. This is good stuff if you can stomach the preaching and sentimental corniness. Books 2 and 3 are the Jewel of the series but these aren't really stand alone books.



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Once I had finished that series, I looked for more by the same author. Although totally different than the Ender series, The Tales of Alvin maker series are a great read, and I love it. Set in an alternate version of frontier America, the story follow Alvin from his birth and reveals the special gifts that he has, and how he chooses to use these.

The characters are alive and well described, and the story moves at a pace that kept me turning the pages.

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I must also admit that this series has had an influence om me when I decided to write my own adventure book, still to be published. I loved the start of this grand series. It was extremely well written and I just could not put it down until it was finished.