Seventh Son
Ratings32
Average rating3.5
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Ratings32
Average rating3.5
In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.
Age rating: 10+
Series
6 primary books9 released booksTales of Alvin Maker is a 9-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Orson Scott Card and John Joseph Adams.
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I initially read this book many years ago. Now that I'm older, I find parts of the book a bit predictable (maybe because I've read it before?), and I can definitely see some of the Mormon influence on the book.
That being said, Orson is a wonderful storyteller, and I'm always sad when I have to put down a book he's written. He does a wonderful job of keeping the reader engaged from the first page to the last.
This series builds a world where people have magic knacks in communities, it's widely known and respected. It's an alternate history fiction, and a pretty good one.
