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Tales of Alvin Maker #1

Seventh Son

Name: Seventh Son
Rating: 3.88 (37235 reviews)
Author: Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card July 1, 1987

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In an alternate version of frontier America, young Alvin is the seventh son of a seventh son, and such a birth is powerful magic. Yet even in the loving safety of his home, dark forces reach out to destroy him.

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