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Red Prophet

by Orson Scott Card · 1988

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Come here to the magical America that might have been

and marvel as the tale of Alvin Maker unfolds. The seventh son of a seventh son is a boy of mysterious powers, and he is waking to the mysteries of the land and its own chosen people.

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Audience
young adultadult
Length
medium · 311 pages

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