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Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker have created a moving fantasy world from the dream of America and the simple magics of the people who settled her. Here is a world where folk magic is as much a part of life as hard work and religion, and where the red man and the white still have hope for living in peace with the land and each other. It is a fantasy unique to literature, yet as inevitable as breathing. It is a work that will live forever in your heart.

Alvin's mortal enemy, the Unmaker, has found hearts and hands willing to do its bidding, while Alvin and the Prophet's people were making their last stand. Now young Alvin returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, or else his destiny will be unfulfilled.

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The saga of Alvin Maker, set in an alternative version of the American frontier country, continues, in a tale full of folklore and magic. Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destiny will be unfulfilled.

In this third novel of the saga, young Alvin Maker returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for training as a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destiny will be unfulfilled.

Alvin returns to his birthplace to become the blacksmith's apprentice and also to learn--hopefully with the help of the Torch-girl--to be a Maker.

When young Alvin Maker returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, training as a blacksmith, he must also learn to use his own talent as a Maker to fulfill his destiny.

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THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER, BOOK III: PRENTICE ALVIN From the 18th century into the early years of the 19th, Americans traveling to find new homes and new lands crossed the Appalachian Northwest Territory, spreading west to the banks of the great river. Using the lore and folk-magic of the men and women who settled a continent, and the beliefs of the tribes who were there before them, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate frontier America. When Alvin arrives in Hatrack River to take up his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith and learn to be a blacksmith, he finds that nothing is as he expected. This would-be maker is on his own, and the work of the Unmaker is close at hand.

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The Tales of Alvin Maker series from bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues in volume three,Prentice Alvin. Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth, and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destiny will be unfulfilled. The Tales of Alvin Maker series Seventh Son Red Prophet Prentice Alvin Alvin Journeyman Heartfire The Crystal City

Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:"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.".

Alvin has returned to the town of his birth and is now the blacksmith's apprentice. But he must also learn the difficult arts of a Maker and he hopes that the magic of the seer, Peggy, can help him. However, Peggy can only anticipate a future filled with misery ... and Alvin is forced to hide the powers stirring inside him while the evil forces of the Unmaker are unleashed on those he loves ... More information on this book and others can be found on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Alvin Smith arrives at Hatrack River to take up his apprenticeship to become a blacksmith with the works of the Unmaker close at hand.

Book 3 of The Tales of Alvin Maker. From the 18th century into the early years of the 19th, Americans- traveling to find new homes and new lands- crossed the Appalachian Mountains and moved across the Northwest Territory, spreading west to the banks of the great river. But in this alternate frontier America, the men and women use lore and folk-magic to settle the continent. When Alvin arrives in Hatrack River to take up his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith and learn to be a blacksmith, he finds that nothing is as he expected. This would-be maker is on his own and the work of the Unmaker is close at hand.

Fantasy. Fiction. HTML:"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.". In the continuing saga of THE TALES OF ALVIN MAKER, Nana Visitor takes us on an incredible trip through a country much like our own. The part that will catch you sleeping is the folklore. A dowser actually finds water with a stick, and a woman reads "hearts" and sees the different paths a life might take. Nana Visitor gives the many characters separate lives of their own. The mix-up boy, who imitates all he hears and understands none of what he says, becomes incredibly real. This tale will take you through highs and lows made real by Visitor. M.R.P. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine. HTML:

Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker have created a moving fantasy world from the dream of America and the simple magics of the people who settled her. Here is a world where folk magic is as much a part of life as hard work and religion, and where the red man and the white still have hope for living in peace with the land and each other. It is a fantasy unique to literature, yet as inevitable as breathing. It is a work that will live forever in your heart.

Alvin's mortal enemy, the Unmaker, has found hearts and hands willing to do its bidding, while Alvin and the Prophet's people were making their last stand. Now young Alvin returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, or else his destiny will be unfulfilled.

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Orson Scott Card, author of the bestselling science fiction novel Ender's Game, also created a series to satisfy fantasy readers. Prentice Alvin Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth, and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destiny will be unfulfilled. Alvin Journeyman Alvin is a Maker, the first to be born in a century. Now a grown man and a journeyman smith, Alvin has returned to his family in the town of Vigor Church. He will share in their isolation, work as a blacksmith, and try to teach anyone who wishes to learn the knack of being a Maker. For Alvin has had a vision of the Crystal City he will build, and he knows that he cannot build it alone. But he has left behind in Hatrack River enemies as well as true friends. His ancient foe, the Unmaker, whose cruel whispers and deadly plots have threatened Alvin's life at every turn, has found new hands to do his work of destruction.

In this, the third part of the Tales of Alvin Maker series, Alvin passes successfully through his teen years and enters adulthood.

Young Alvin returns to the town of his birth and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skill and knowledge of a blacksmith.

Alvin Maker meets up with a country school teacher and the child of a runaway slave while he tries to destroy the Unmaker.

The saga of Alvin Maker, set in an alternative version of the American frontier country, continues, in a tale full of folklore and magic. This is another celebrated work by the first science fiction writer to be awarded both the Hugo and the Nebula in two consecutive years.

An alternate frontier America where folk-magic works & has colored the entire history of the colonies. Alvin journeys to Appalachee to take up his apprenticeship

Alvin has returned to the town of his birth, Hatrack River, as the blacksmith's apprentice. He must discover how to be a Maker, and hopes that Peggy the Torch, who has magically protected him all his life, will help. The author's Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead won Hugo and Nebula awards.

Sinopsis: En una colonia norteamericana del siglo XIX, la magia y los conjuros son tan efectivos entre el hombre blanco como entre los pieles rojas. Alvin, hijo de una familia de colonos, está llamando a ser un Hacedor, un antagonista de los poderes innominables que persiguen la destrucción de todo lo creado.Alvin aprenderá el oficio de herrero a la vez que tratará de adquirir los poderes necesarios para vencer a la maléfica fuerza del Deshacedor.

Principios del siglo XIX. En una colonia britanica de Norteamerica la magia y los conjuros del folclore son tan efectivos entre el hombre blanco como en los pieles rojas. Alvin ha nacido en el seno de una familia de colonos. Es el septimo hijo varon de un septimo hijo varon y por lo tanto esta llamado a ser un Hacedor: un antagonista de los poderes innominables que persiguen la destruccion de todo lo creado. De ahi las facultades magicas con las que ha sido dotado. A medida que vaya madurando y aprenda poco a poco el oficio de herrero, Alvin desplegara los poderes para enfrentarse a la malefica fuerza del Deshacedor.

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