Heartfire: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Book Five
Apr 2010 · Alvin Maker Book 5 · Macmillan
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The Tales of Alvin Maker continue in Heartfire, the fifth book in the historical fantasy series from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Ender's Game.
Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him.
Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life.
But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft, and their use is punished with death.
Peggy has been drawn south, to the British Crown Colonies and the court of King Arthur Stuart in exile. For she has seen a terrible future bloom in the heartfires of every person in America, a future of war and destruction. One slender path exists that leads through the bloodshed, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on the path to peace.
The Tales of Alvin Maker series
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City
Master Alvin
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Peggy is a Torch, able to see the fire burning in each person's heart. She can follow the paths of each person's future, and know each person's most intimate secrets. From the moment of Alvin Maker's birth, when the Unmaker first strove to kill him, she has protected him.
Now they are married, and Peggy is a part of Alvin's heart as well as his life.
But Alvin's destiny has taken them on separate journeys. Alvin has gone north into New England, where knacks are considered witchcraft, and their use is punished with death.
Peggy has been drawn south, to the British Crown Colonies and the court of King Arthur Stuart in exile. For she has seen a terrible future bloom in the heartfires of every person in America, a future of war and destruction. One slender path exists that leads through the bloodshed, and it is Peggy's quest to set the world on the path to peace.
The Tales of Alvin Maker series
Seventh Son
Red Prophet
Prentice Alvin
Alvin Journeyman
Heartfire
The Crystal City
Master Alvin
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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December 21, 2010
I find that this entry in the Alvin Smith story did not satisfy me as much as the previous ones. Why? The story centered more on the other characters and Alvin seemed to be more of an outsider commenting on the happenings rather than the active and central character I had grown accustomed to and apparently had expected him to be.
Nonetheless, the issues and circumstances encountered and raised were quite thought-provoking, and I did enjoy the court room showdown at the end. Though, I expect that I am missing some nuance in the Adams/Jefferson relationship depicted not being very familiar with the real life dynamics.
I have to shake my head in wonder at the author is able to give each character such a distinctive "voice" and personality. The sheer craft of it is humbling to me.
I look forward to the next entry in the series hoping to see more of the Maker making.
Paul Troyer
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February 28, 2015
A Mormon conception of who Joseph Smith really was. Fascinating! (SP?)
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Greg Morehouse
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June 5, 2017
When will the take be finished?
About the author
ORSON SCOTT CARD may be best known for his science fiction (including Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead), but, regretting the lack of fantasy novels set in the American past, he started the Tales of Alvin Maker,
the epic of a powerful mage on the American frontier.
Card was born in 1951 in Richland, Washington, and went to school in Santa Clara, California; Mesa, Arizona; and Provo, Utah. After serving as a missionary for the LDS Church in São Paulo, Brazil, he earned degrees at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, worked as an editor of books and magazines, and wrote plays and audioplays. He lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife, Kristine Allen Card. They are the parents of three adult children and grandparents of seven.
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