Alvin Journeyman
Return to the world of Alvin Maker--a magical America that might have been. Using the lore and folk-magic of the men and women who settled the North American continent, Card has created an alternate American frontier--a world where a particular kind of magic really works, and where that magic has...
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Return to the world of Alvin Maker--a magical America that might have been. Using the lore and folk-magic of the men and women who settled the North American continent, Card has created an alternate American frontier--a world where a particular kind of magic really works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312850531 (0312850530)
Publish date: September 1st 1995
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 381
Edition language: English
Series: Tales of Alvin Maker (#4)
Another good book in a fine series. So far, I've enjoyed them all. On to the next one: Heartfire.
Card is an extremely good writer, and his books are always a pleasure to read, but at times I did feel that the stories here occasionally suffered for being too allegorical, and too much about Card's ideas of morality.In the 4th book, 'Alvin Journeyman' Alvin tries to strike out on his own, with his...