Orson Scott Card · series
The Tales of Alvin Maker books in order
An alternate-history fantasy series about Alvin Maker and folk magic in North America.
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- 1 Seventh Son
Book 1 · novel · 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. Age rating: 10+
- 2 Red Prophet
Book 2 · novel · 1988
Alvin Maker is drawn into the political manueverings of his visionary brother and a French colonel exiled to Fort Detroit named Napoleon Bonapart, in this tale set in the frontier of a magical alternate America.
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- 6 The Crystal City
Book 6 · novel · 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…
- 7 Master Alvin
Book 7 · novel · 2026
The Tales of Alvin Maker concludes in Master Alvin, the final book in the historical fantasy series from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Ender's Game. Inspired by the lore and the folk-magic of…
