Description: Young Alvin Maker is born into an alternative frontier America, where folk magic is real and he himself is gifted with power. But he must learn to use it wisely, for dark forces are arrayed against him.
Brief description:
Orson Scott Card, a New York Times bestselling author, has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction.
Review Quotes:
"We are talking about the most important work of American fantasy since Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant trilogy."
-- "Chicago Sun-Times"