Tales of Alvin Maker (Audio): Seventh Son (Audiobook)

from RRHowell

The Tales of Alvin Maker are very interesting alternate history books. While not a retelling of the life of the founder of the Mormon church, Joseph Smith, Jr. , they contain many elements that are meant to remind people of him. Card is a Mormon, and his books ring with Mormon theology in many of...

from cargocontainer

Overall, I was impressed. I expected less, and was pleased with the result. There's a lot of directions Card could have taken this, but overall, he did a good job. There are definitely parallels between this story and the life of Joseph Smith, but it's not a blatant cut-and-paste of history combi...

from bigorangemichael

Alvin Miller, Jr is the seventh son of a seventh son. He's born into an alternate version of 19th Century America-one in which the Revolutionary War hasn't happened and where folk magic is a strong, powerful and very real force. Alvin is a maker, a strong and potentially powerful force in the wor...

from REGoodrich

Looking for an unusual book? Here you go. It took some real imagination for the author to create an alternate-history tale where people exhibit a variety of supernatural "knacks." These knacks are magical abilities that to some are viewed as natural blessings, but to others they are deemed evil--...

from kslade

Interesting trilogy about Alvin Maker who has some magical powers in early America. Pretty much based on Joseph Smith story. I also read the next two.