Prentice Alvin

Author:   Orson Scott Card ,  Gabrielle de Cuir ,  Stefan Rudnicki ,  Gabrielle De Cuir
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Volume:   03
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9781433202377


Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker have created a moving fantasy world from the dream of America and the simple magics of the people who settled her. Here is a world where folk magic is as much a part of life as hard work and religion, and where the red man and the white still have hope for living in peace with the land and each other. It is a fantasy unique to literature, yet as inevitable as breathing. It is a work that will live forever in your heart. Alvin's mortal enemy, the Unmaker, has found hearts and hands willing to do its bidding, while Alvin and the Prophet's people were making their last stand. Now 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, or else his destiny will be unfulfilled.

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Author:   Orson Scott Card ,  Gabrielle de Cuir ,  Stefan Rudnicki ,  Gabrielle De Cuir
Publisher:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint:   Blackstone Audiobooks
Volume:   03
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 16.60cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9781433202377


ISBN 10:   1433202379
Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Card has uncovered a rich vein of folklore and magic here, to which his assured handling of old time religion and manifest love of children is admirably suited; an appealing and intriguing effort. -- Kirkus Reviews on The Tales of Alvin Maker With the third installment in his tales of Alvin Maker series, Card's alternative frontier America epic continues to be a significant event in fantasy publishing. -- Booklist Card's epic tale of a magical, alternate America demonstrates his skill in graceful storytelling. Recommended, along with Seventh Son and Red Prophet, for most fantasy collections. -- Library Journal The best fantasy series now in progress. -- Publishers Weekly on The Tales of Alvin Maker A tribute to the art of storytelling...highly recommended. -- Library Journal on The Tales of Alvin Maker A beguiling book...robust but reflective blend of folktale, history, parable and personal testimony, pioneer narrative. The series promises to be a story of deep delight. -- Publishers Weekly The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas covenant trilogy. -- Chicago Sun-Times


"""A beguiling book...robust but reflective blend of folktale, history, parable and personal testimony, pioneer narrative. The series promises to be a story of deep delight."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""A tribute to the art of storytelling...highly recommended."" -- ""Library Journal on The Tales of Alvin Maker"" ""Card has uncovered a rich vein of folklore and magic here, to which his assured handling of old time religion and manifest love of children is admirably suited; an appealing and intriguing effort."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews on The Tales of Alvin Maker"" ""Card's epic tale of a magical, alternate America demonstrates his skill in graceful storytelling. Recommended, along with Seventh Son and Red Prophet, for most fantasy collections."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""The best fantasy series now in progress."" -- ""Publishers Weekly on The Tales of Alvin Maker"" ""The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas covenant trilogy."" -- ""Chicago Sun-Times"" ""With the third installment in his tales of Alvin Maker series, Card's alternative frontier America epic continues to be a significant event in fantasy publishing."" -- ""Booklist"""


Card has uncovered a rich vein of folklore and magic here, to which his assured handling of old time religion and manifest love of children is admirably suited; an appealing and intriguing effort. -- Kirkus Reviews on The Tales of Alvin Maker Card's epic tale of a magical, alternate America demonstrates his skill in graceful storytelling. Recommended, along with Seventh Son and Red Prophet, for most fantasy collections. -- Library Journal With the third installment in his tales of Alvin Maker series, Card's alternative frontier America epic continues to be a significant event in fantasy publishing. -- Booklist The best fantasy series now in progress. -- Publishers Weekly on The Tales of Alvin Maker A tribute to the art of storytelling...highly recommended. -- Library Journal on The Tales of Alvin Maker A beguiling book...robust but reflective blend of folktale, history, parable and personal testimony, pioneer narrative. The series promises to be a story of deep delight. -- Publishers Weekly The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas covenant trilogy. -- Chicago Sun-Times


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Orson Scott Card, a New York Times bestselling author, has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction. Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narration, has narrated over two hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her velvet touch as an actor's director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities. Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.

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