Prentice Alvin: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 3 (Tales of Alvin Maker) by Orson Scott Card

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Prentice Alvin: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 3 (Tales of Alvin Maker)
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Features

Audio CD: 200 pages

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.; Unabridged edition (April 2, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1433202379

ISBN-13: 978-1433202377

Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 12 ounces ()

From Library Journal
A country schoolteacher and the child of a runaway slave find their destinies entwined with that of Alvin Miller, whose talent for "making" has marked him for destruction by the evil force known as the Unmaker. Card's epic tale of a magical, alternate America demonstrates his skill in graceful storytelling. Recommended, along with Seventh Son and Red Prophet , for most fantasy collections.-- JC
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review
"Card's alternative frontier America epic continues to be a significant event in fantasy publishing." --Booklist

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Prentice Alvin (Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback) Alvin has begun his "prenticeship" and though he comes to Hattrack river mostly to speak to the girl, Peggy, who, as a torch, had the ability to show him his futures and is likely the only person who can help him figure out how to be a real Maker, she flees before he even arrives. This is a split story for most of the duration, flickering from Alvin on one side, to Peggy on the other, and converging near the end. Alvin's apprenticeship is very interesting, but it is Peggy's story I'm really starting to enjoy more. Peggy is a torch - someone with the knack to see futures in the heartfires of folk, and her own future is intertwined with Alvin's. But when she sees that her own future is a loveless one if she waits for Alvin to arrive, she does the unthinkable - she runs away, to find a way to at least have love for Alvin, if not love from him. Her determination to thwart her own gifts of futuresight is a joy to read, and her strength of character - somewhat rare for female characters in a lot of fantasy works - is a nice change. Very enjoyable. So is where the tale ends, with a bit more magic than usual, and a set-up for the next story that I'm glad I didn't have to wait years for - like all the other folk who've been reading this series since book one. 'Nathan

Prentice Alvin: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 3 (Tales of Alvin Maker)
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Available from Amazon
Price: $75.24
Updated on 12-28-2008.