Tales of Alvin Maker Series by Orson Scott Card, John Joseph Adams, Hugh Howey, Tad Williams, Kelley Armstrong, Joe R. Lansdale, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds, Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry, Ken Liu, Tobias S. Buckell, David Farland, Jeffrey Ford, Alan Dean Foster, Laura Anne Gilman, Rajan Khanna, Fred Van Lente, Mike Resnick, Beth Revis, Walter Jon Williams, Ben H. Winters, Christie Yant, Charles Yu

3.76 · 249 ratings
  • Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker #1)
    #1

    Seventh Son (Tales of Alvin Maker #1)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings · published 1987

    In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.

  • Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker #2)
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    Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker #2)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 1988

    Come here to the magical America that might have beenand marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. The seventh son of a seventh son is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people.

  • Seventh Son and Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker #1-2)
    #1-2

    Seventh Son and Red Prophet (Tales of Alvin Maker #1-2)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2016

    From Orson Scott Card, the New York Times author of Ender's Game, comes an unforgettable story about young Alvin Maker: the seventh son of a seventh son. Born into an alternative frontier America where life is hard and folk magic is real, Alvin is gifted with the power. He must learn to use his gift wisely... more

  • Prentice Alvin (Tales of Alvin Maker #3)
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    Prentice Alvin (Tales of Alvin Maker #3)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 1989

    The Tales of Alvin Maker series 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.

  • Alvin Journeyman (Tales of Alvin Maker #4)
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    Alvin Journeyman (Tales of Alvin Maker #4)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 1995

    Alvin Miller, a gifted seventh son of a seventh son, utilizes his skills as a Maker to help create a brighter future for America, but his task is further challenged by his ancient enemy, the Unmaker, who plots to end Alvin's life.

  • Heartfire (Tales of Alvin Maker #5)
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    Heartfire (Tales of Alvin Maker #5)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 1998

    Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him. Now they are married. But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. But only one slender path exists that leads through the bloodshed, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on that path to peace.

  • Alvin Wandering (Tales of Alvin Maker #4-5)
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    Alvin Wandering (Tales of Alvin Maker #4-5)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 1998

    An Omnibus of Alvin books of the fourth and fifth book in the series. Illustrated by Steve Hickman.

  • The Crystal City (Tales of Alvin Maker #6)
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    The Crystal City (Tales of Alvin Maker #6)

    Orson Scott Card

    Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings · published 2003

    Using the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled North America, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate world where magic works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies. Charms and beseechings, hexes and potions, all have a place in the lives of the people of this world. Dowsers find water, the second sight warns of dangers to come, and a torch can read a person's future---or their heart... more

  • Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West (Tales of Alvin Maker #6.1)
    #6.1

    Dead Man's Hand: An Anthology of the Weird West (Tales of Alvin Maker #6.1)

    John Joseph Adams, Orson Scott Card, Hugh Howey, Tad Williams, Kelley Armstrong, Joe R. Lansdale, Elizabeth Bear, Alastair Reynolds, Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry, Ken Liu, Tobias S. Buckell, David Farland, Jeffrey Ford, Alan Dean Foster, Laura Anne Gilman, Rajan Khanna, Fred Van Lente, Mike Resnick, Beth Revis, Walter Jon Williams, Ben H. Winters, Christie Yant, Charles Yu

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2014

    HOW THE WEST WAS WEIRD! From a kill-or-be-killed gunfight with a vampire to an encounter in a steampunk bordello, the weird western is a dark, gritty tale where the protagonist might be playing poker with a sorcerous deck of cards, or facing an alien on the streets of a dusty frontier town. Here are twenty-three original tales—stories of the Old West infused with elements of the fantastic—produced specifically for this volume by many of today’s finest writers... more

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