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The Tales of Alvin Maker

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The Tales of Alvin Maker( )
Author: Card, Orson Scott
Series title:Alvin Maker Ser.
ISBN:978-1-250-20678-7
Publication Date:Nov 2018
Publisher:Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Imprint:Tor Books
Book Format:Ebook
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New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker "captures the essence of a world where folk magic abounds. A tribute to the art of storytelling, this is highly recommended." --Library Journal From the author of Ender's Game, an unforgettable fantasy tale about young Alvin Maker. In this alternative history of frontier America, folk magic actually works--dowsers find water and second sight warns of true...
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Pages:2032
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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