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The Crystal City

The Crystal City( )
Author: Card, Orson Scott
Series title:Alvin Maker Ser.
ISBN:978-0-312-86483-5
Publication Date:Nov 2003
Publisher:Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Imprint:Tor Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.95
Book Description:

Using the lore and the folk-magic of the men and women who settled North America, Orson Scott Card has created an alternate world where magic works, and where that magic has colored the entire history of the colonies. Charms and beseechings, hexes and potions, all have a place in the lives of the people of this world. Dowsers find water, the second sight warns of dangers to come, and a torch can read a person's future - or their heart.In this world where "knacks" abound, Alvin, the...
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Book Details
Pages:384
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Fantasy / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.34 x 9.54 x 1.32 Inches
Book Weight:1.452 Pounds
Author Biography
Card, Orson Scott (Author)
Orson Scott Byron Walley Card, was born in 1951 and studied theater at Brigham Young University. He received his B.A. in 1975 and his M.A. in English in 1981. He wrote plays during that time, including Stone Tables (1973) and the musical, Father, Mother, Mother and Mom (1974).

A Mormon, Scott served a two-year mission in Brazil before starting work as a journalist in Utah. He also designed games at Lucas Film Games, 1989-92. He is best known for his science fiction novels, including the popular Ender series. Well known titles include A Planet Called Treason (1979), Treasure Box (1996), and Heartfire (1998). He has also written the guide called How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (1990).

His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead, both won Hugo and Nebula awards, making Card the only author to win both prizes in consecutive years. His titles Shadows in Flight, Ruins and Ender's Game made The New York Times Best Seller List. He is also the author of The First Formic War Series, which includes the titles Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens.

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