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Card is the author of the international bestsellers shadow of the giant, shadow puppets, and of the beloved classic of science fiction, enders gamewhich was adapted into a feature film. Ender wiggin saga enders game speaker for the dead xenocide children of the mind ender in exile. But no maker has been born for many a century, and there is no lore to tell how the makers knack works. It is the first book in card s the tales of alvin maker series and is about alvin miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. Orson scott card was born on august 24, 1951, in richland, washington. Includes an excerpt of orson scott cards new novel, the lost gate. Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, born when his six older brothers are still alive. Orson scott cards seventh son is the initial offering in a longer series. This reminded me a great deal of larry mcmurtrys the berrybender narratives in its imaginative use of historic people and places to tale the story of the american frontier in the 1840s. Seventh son by orson scott card overdrive rakuten overdrive. He is born in richland washington in august 24, 1951 but he grew up in various places which include santa clara in california, mesa, arizona and orem, utah. Prentice alvin by orson scott card, 9780812502121, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
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