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Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Card
- Narrated by: Nana Visitor
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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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2 out of 5 stars
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Souther accent clases
- By Alessio on 09-25-03
- Seventh Son
- Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Card
- Narrated by: Nana Visitor
One of the top fantasy books I've ever read
Reviewed: 05-23-20
The performance was amazing! I wanted to start with that because a number of reviews state the quality is terrible. If it was bad it must have been remastered, because her voice is great and so is her performance. Listen to the sample audio provided. Unfortunately, the sequels by the same narrator do not have nearly the same audio quality. I hope they get remastered, because they sound like they are from an echo chamber.
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.
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Seventh Son
- The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Nana Visitor
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Souther accent clases
- By Alessio on 09-25-03
- Seventh Son
- The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book 1
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Nana Visitor
One of the top fantasy books I've ever read
Reviewed: 05-23-20
The performance was amazing! I wanted to start with that because a number of reviews state the quality is terrible. If it was bad it must have been remastered, because her voice is great and so is her performance. Listen to the sample audio provided. Unfortunately, the sequels by the same narrator do not have nearly the same audio quality. I hope they get remastered, because they sound like they are from an echo chamber.
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.
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