
Seventh Son
Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Nana Visitor
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By:
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Orson Card
Book 1 of The Tales of Alvin Maker.
Young Alvin was born the seventh son of a seventh son. By his birthright, he possesses magical powers and is destined to become something great, perhaps even a Maker. Indeed, Alvin is special. But the boy remains vulnerable to dark forces who reach out to destroy him and are willing to do anything to keep him from growing up. Carefully weaving the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled a continent—as well as the beliefs of the tribes who were there before them—Orson Scott Card has created a fascinating alternate frontier America.
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Leaves you hanging
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A rare pleasure
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great story, and has been read so well.
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seventh son
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Enjoyable
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Most of this book was empty space that could have been shortened into a 2 hour listening. Its the story of the 7th son, Alvin, and.....we'll I cant figure out what else there is. Theres no definition for the things that make him accident prone and what it is that protects him through his early years. The entire book is build-up for some great revelation explaining everything yet its not included in this story.
Im sure once I read the rest of the series that it will be more entertaining but overall there was no content here. Most disappointing was the fact that the story just ends with no cliffhanger and nothing to keep you wondering. Its as if they just stopped the story mid sentence and, I assume, continued in the next books.
Keep in mind when listening to this story that it takes place in a fictional society on earth that never actually existed. People in this story are extremely religious yet they fear hexes and spells. Religion should tell them that hexes dont exist....yet hexes do exist and they have great power over people. A minister will yell at someone claiming that witchery is the devils work yet he runs away to avoid a spell being cast against him. This is a total fantasy book with virtually NO sci-fi as in the "Ender" series from the same author. If you're looking for a good story this book isnt going to do it. If youre looking to listen to at least 1 more book to feel satisfied...then Id say give it a listen.
7th son gets a 3 rating
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Worth getting abridged, to get Nana!
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The story is an alternate history of America that takes place around the early 1800's when people were trying to settle out west. The big difference is that people are sometimes born with special talents, can do hexes, or read all possible futures among other abilities.
This book does everything well, but the one thing that shines for me is the character development. It is easy to become very attached to the characters. This book has quickly become one of my favorites.
One of the top fantasy books I've ever read
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Seventh Son
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remastered?
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