Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker: Book 2 - Softcover

Scott Card, Orson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841490229 ISBN 13: 9781841490229

Publisher: Orbit, 2001

Synopsis

'Suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill.' - Washington Post Book World

'Red Prophet 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.' - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Since the age of eleven, when he saw the white men murder his father, the Red Indian Lolla-Wossiky has been a pathetic drunk. His brother, Ta-Kumsaw, wishes to see whites confined to the eastern lands. But Governor Bill Harrison of the rough frontier town of Carthage has far more brutal plans for the Indians.

When he puts those plans into action, he unwittingly brings young Alvin Miller - a very special white boy with extraordinary magical powers - to Lolla-Wossiky and Ta-Kumsaw. And brings Alvin one more step on his magical odyssey.

The second book in the acclaimed Tales of Alvin Maker series, by one of the world's best-loved SF/fantasy authors.

Books by Orson Scott Card:

Alvin Maker novels
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City

Ender Wiggin Saga
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile

Homecoming
The Memory of the Earth
The Call of the Earth
The Ships of the Earth
Earthfall
Earthborn

First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware
Earth Afire
Earth Awakens

About this title

Review:

Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than Seventh Son, 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. (BOOKLIST)

The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field. (ANNE MCCAFFREY)

One of the genre's most convincing storytellers. (LIBRARY JOURNAL)

As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction. (THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW)

Card's luminous alternate history continues to chill as it soothes ... and suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill. (THE WASHINGTON POST)

The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas Covenant trilogy. (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)

Book Description:

The second book in the acclaimed Tales of Alvin Maker series, by one of the world's best-loved SF/fantasy authors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841490229
• ISBN 13: 9781841490229
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320