Red Prophet
On sale
1st February 2001
Price: £10.99
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‘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
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Reviews
Card's luminous alternate history continues to chill as it soothes ... and suddenly the saga of Alvin Maker begins to thrill.
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.
As always, Mr. Card writes with energy and conviction.
The man's versatility of style, subject and approach makes him unique in the SF field.
The most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's original Thomas Covenant trilogy.
One of the genre's most convincing storytellers.
