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| Author | Orson Scott Card |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Dennis Nolan |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Tales of Alvin Maker |
| Genre | Fantasy,alternate history |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 1989 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover &Paperback) |
| Pages | 342 |
| Award | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (1990) |
| ISBN | 0-312-93141-7 |
| OCLC | 18624985 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3553.A655 P74 1989 |
| Preceded by | Red Prophet |
| Followed by | Alvin Journeyman |
Prentice Alvin (1989) is analternate history/fantasy novel by American writerOrson Scott Card. It is the third book in Card'sThe Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, theseventh son of a seventh son.Prentice Alvin won theLocus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 1990,[1] was nominated for theNebula Award for Best Novel in 1989,[2] and theHugo Award for Best Novel in 1990.[1]
After being released from his time withTa-Kumsaw, an Indian leader who taught Alvin the ways of theIndian people, the young boy sets out to start his apprenticeship as a Smith in the town in which he was born.
There, he meets a younghalf-black boy by the name of Arthur Stuart, the son of a slave and a slaveowner who has been adopted by the owners of the local guesthouse.
Another new friend comes in the form of Miss Margaret Larner, who he later discovers is the "torch" who had helped him to be born so many years ago, and he has been strangely linked to her since that day.
Eventually, Alvin is forced into helping Arthur to escape some slavehunters, which requires him to change Arthur'sDNA slightly, just enough to prevent the hunters' knacks from identifying the runaway child.
Alvin also creates a plow of living gold, which is bestowed with magical properties, as his journeyman piece to release himself from his apprenticeship as a Smith (and also as a Maker).
The story ends with Alvin and Arthur leaving the town and returning to Alvin's home in the west.
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