Red Prophet
Tales of Alvin Maker: Book 2
Published on 3. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-84149-022-9 (ISBN)
Description
'Suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill.' - Washington Post Book World
'Red Prophet is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors--Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper--are all complete and memorable characters.' - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Since the age of eleven, when he saw the white men murder his father, the Red Indian Lolla-Wossiky has been a pathetic drunk. His brother, Ta-Kumsaw, wishes to see whites confined to the eastern lands. But Governor Bill Harrison of the rough frontier town of Carthage has far more brutal plans for the Indians.
When he puts those plans into action, he unwittingly brings young Alvin Miller - a very special white boy with extraordinary magical powers - to Lolla-Wossiky and Ta-Kumsaw. And brings Alvin one more step on his magical odyssey.
The second book in the acclaimed Tales of Alvin Maker series, by one of the world's best-loved SF/fantasy authors.
Books by Orson Scott Card:
Alvin Maker novels
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City
Ender Wiggin Saga
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile
Homecoming
The Memory of the Earth
The Call of the Earth
The Ships of the Earth
Earthfall
Earthborn
First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware
Earth Afire
Earth Awakens
'Red Prophet is but a section of a vast American fantasy epic. It is vividly written, and the principal actors--Alvin, Ta-Kumsaw, the Prophet, and Alvin's Gandalfesque mentor Taleswapper--are all complete and memorable characters.' - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Since the age of eleven, when he saw the white men murder his father, the Red Indian Lolla-Wossiky has been a pathetic drunk. His brother, Ta-Kumsaw, wishes to see whites confined to the eastern lands. But Governor Bill Harrison of the rough frontier town of Carthage has far more brutal plans for the Indians.
When he puts those plans into action, he unwittingly brings young Alvin Miller - a very special white boy with extraordinary magical powers - to Lolla-Wossiky and Ta-Kumsaw. And brings Alvin one more step on his magical odyssey.
The second book in the acclaimed Tales of Alvin Maker series, by one of the world's best-loved SF/fantasy authors.
Books by Orson Scott Card:
Alvin Maker novels
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City
Ender Wiggin Saga
Ender's Game
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile
Homecoming
The Memory of the Earth
The Call of the Earth
The Ships of the Earth
Earthfall
Earthborn
First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston)
Earth Unaware
Earth Afire
Earth Awakens
Reviews / Votes
Harsher, bleaker, and more mystical than Seventh Son, this novel superbly demonstrates Card's solid historical research, keen understanding of religious experience, and, most of all, his mastery of the art of storytelling. -- BOOKLIST The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field. -- ANNE MCCAFFREY One of the genre's most convincing storytellers. -- LIBRARY JOURNAL As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction. -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Card's luminous alternate history continues to chill as it soothes ... and suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill. * THE WASHINGTON POST * The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas Covenant trilogy. * CHICAGO SUN-TIMES *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 176 mm
Width: 109 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
205 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84149-022-9 (9781841490229)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
12/2012
Orbit
€3.99
Available for download
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.