Prentice Alvin
Published on 1. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-84149-023-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 ...
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Reviews / Votes
'History, legend, magic, dreams: Card stirs them into a rich bew with a remarkably authentic flavour' LOCUS'The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas Covenant trilogy.' CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
'Card is one of the most important writers in the field' BEN BOVA
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 109 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84149-023-6 (9781841490236)
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E-Book
12/2012
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Person
Orson Scott Card is the award-winning author of the Ender saga, the Alvin Maker series and the Homecoming series. He lives with his wife and three children in the US.